Item Number
987
Type
image
Description
Sequoia
Size
30x23
Age
Miocene
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Storage
Building
Zuhl Library
Original Site
Washington
Date Acquired
1982
Source
Gordner
Gallery/Room\Floor
Cage
Notes
Striking black and white crystal stucture on this Petrified Sequoia from Washington is most likely caused by the black mineral (either graphite or an iron oxide) replace the wood after the tree had already rotted in places and the white mineral (most likely quartz) filled in the empty spaces
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Striking black and white crystal stucture on this Petrified Sequoia from Washington is most likely caused by the black mineral (either graphite or an iron oxide) replace the wood after the tree had already rotted in places and the white mineral (most likely quartz) filled in the empty spaces 11.5x11
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Sequoia Striking black and white crystal stucture on this Petrified Sequoia from Washington is most likely caused by the black mineral (either graphite or an iron oxide) replace the wood after the tree had already rotted in places and the white mineral (most likely quartz) filled in the empty spaces 1982 Miocene Small Slab
Keywords
Sequoia Striking black and white crystal stucture on this Petrified Sequoia from Washington is most likely caused by the black mineral (either graphite or an iron oxide) replace the wood after the tree had already rotted in places and the white mineral (most likely quartz) filled in the empty spaces 1982 Miocene Small Slab