Petrified Wood Furniture Australia

All of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals primarily silica leaving much of the detail such as tree rings still visible.
Petrified wood furniture australia. The peanuts are actually boreholes made in the wood by a shipworm which is a tiny species of clam. If you look closely you can see a spiral shaped boring that traverses the width of this image second row from the bottom. A close up of a slice of petrified wood from australia known as peanut wood because of its white markings the size and shape of peanuts. Petrified wood is the name given to ancient wood that has been turned into stone fossilized through the process of permineralization.
7 slab of petrified peanut wood australia 95 4 3 slab of fossilized peanut wood australia 85 6 4 slab of fossilized peanut wood australia 75 4 4 slab of fossilized peanut wood australia 75 6 slab of fossilized peanut wood australia. 17 6cm x 9 6cm x 7cm 1359g. Literally wood turned into stone is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation petrifaction is the result of a tree or tree like plants having been replaced by stone via a mineralization process that often includes permineralization and replacement. It is always surprising to pick these us and see how heavy they are.
Petrified wood from the latin root petro meaning rock or stone. Now you can add to your existing petrified wood or fossils collection with this great aussie piece.