Raw Petrified Wood Chunk

Petrified wood is the name given to ancient wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization. All of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals, primarily silica leaving much of the detail such as tree rings still visible. For this to happen the wood needs to be buried in an environment both low in oxygen (preventing decomposition) and with flowing mineral laden water. 

Petrified wood is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of vegetation. Petrifaction is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having been replaced by stone.

The name given to timber converted into stone (fossilized) is petrified wood by the technique of permineralization. In order to do this, the wood must be buried in a low-oxygen setting and with flowing, mineral-charged water. Organically important materials, such as tree rings, have their natural formations in place.

Weight:398g