Petrified Wood Fossil
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Ro…
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
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