6.2" Petrified Wood (Schinoxylon) - Blue Forest, Wyoming

This is a beautiful 6.2" slice of petrified wood (Schinoxylon) from the famous "Blue Forest" in Eden Valley, Wyoming. It shows amazing grain detail and agate inclusions. This colorful slice of petrified wood has been polished on one side. The reverse side has a number of calcite crystals.

This petrified wood was formed when trees died and fell into a swamp where they were rapidly covered by algae. This formed casts that preserved the original bark surfaces and kept the trees from decaying. Eventually the algae casts and the spaces between them were filled in by minerals, often in exquisite crystalline form. These casts have preserved incredibly fine details in the wood, providing researchers with a wealth of information about these ancient trees. A paper on the formation of this petrified wood can be found at the link below.

Mineralogy of Eocene Fossil Wood from the "Blue Forest" Locality, Southwestern Wyoming, United States


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Schinoxylon sp.
LOCATION
Eden Valley, Sweetwater County, Wyoming
FORMATION
Green River Formation, Laney Shale Member
SIZE
6.2 x 4.3 x 2.0"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#123432
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