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XXL polished petrified wood in egg shape from Madagascar

XXL polished petrified wood in egg shape from Madagascar

  • Country: Madagascar
  • Period:  Early Triassic approx. 220 million years old
  • Material: Petrified wood
  • Size: 29 x 20 cm
  • Weight: 14 kilogram
Object number: T21088
€ 1.250,00
More from : Natural history

  • Petrified wood (Wikipedia) is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization (Wikepedia).
     
    All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material.
     
    The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment or volcanic ash and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral-laden water flowing through the covering material deposits minerals in the plant’s cells; as the plant’s lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mold forms in its place.

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XXL polished petrified wood in egg shape from Madagascar
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