Petrified Wood from Indonesia
$95.00
SPECIES: Teak, a tropical hardwood
AGE: Miocene Epoch, 20 million years ago
LOCATION: Indonesia
FORMATION: Genteng Formation
This is a beautiful piece of a tropical hardwood tree from Indonesia that has been polished on all sides to reveal the exquisite wood grain and structure of the original tree. A 360 degree beauty ideal for a centerpiece.
Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization in which all of the organic matter becomes replaced by silica minerals, while much of the original structure such as the wood grain and tree rings is retained.
Size: 10” by 9” by 3”, Weight: 13 lbs