5.4" Green Petrified Wood Bookends - Hampton Butte, Oregon

This is a very unique pair of bookends made from green petrified wood from Hampton Butte, Oregon. Portions of this petrified wood are jasper replaced. They are approximately 5.4" tall, 5.4" wide and 1.75" thick. They are polished to a mirror like finish on one face and two of the sides lined with felt.

Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization. In this process, all of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals, while much of the original structure, such as tree rings, is retained. For this to happen, the wood needs to be buried in an environment low in oxygen to prevent decomposition and with flowing, mineral-laden water, so minerals may replace structures. The coloration is caused by various minerals that present in that water during fossilization. For example, red colors are due to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
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AGE
LOCATION
Hampton Butte, Oregon
SIZE
5.4 x 5.4", 1.75" thick
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ITEM
#145346
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