Petrified Wood Fossil
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1039
- Description
- Petrified wood, gritty sandy texture. Calcite is replacing many of the wood cells. Wood structure not well defined. From Cretaceous/Jurassic period. Probably from the Bow Valley, Kootenay formation. Pockets of siderite [calcium carbonate iron combination - FeCa(CO3)2] crystals.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 10.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood, gritty sandy texture. Calcite is replacing many of the wood cells. Wood structure not well defined. From Cretaceous/Jurassic period. Probably from the Bow Valley, Kootenay formation. Pockets of siderite [calcium carbonate iron combination - FeCa(CO3)2] crystals.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1039
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