A fascinating glimpse of our planets long distant past in the form of this piece of fossilised tree. A stunning result of a natural process which turns wood into stone, thus petrified! An expert inspection would be able to give an indication of date for this piece at somewhere between 25 million and 300 million years old. Probably from the British Isles but I only an expert inspection could confirm that. The colour of petrified wood depends on the type of mineral that is predominant in the water, sediment or ash, in which the tree is enveloped. In this case the colour would suggest that the predominant mineral was Silicon Dioxide. Which suggests that it was basically buried in sand as opposed to mud or silt. It measures approximately 40 cm long with an approximate diameter of 22 cm. The weight is in the region of 25 to 30 kilos. The item “Prehistoric Section of Fossilised Wood Petrified Tree” is in sale since Friday, November 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Fossils\Plants”. The seller is “girondola” and is located in Stroud. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Philippines, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay.
- Shape: Natural Log
- Age: 25-300 Million Years
- Style/ Period: Prehistoric
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Primary Material: Natural Stone
- Material: Stone
- Original/Repro: Original
- Type: Fossils
- Sub-Type: Plants
- Finish: Unpolished