fossils distinctioncrystalsandfossils | Fossil Wood Quartz Crystal Druze Rare Petrified Wood Germany (#17)

Petrified Wood With Quartz Druzy

Outstanding quality covered in Quartz, druzy, would make for fantastic home or office decor a very unique display piece.

From Zwenkau, Leipzig , Saxony Germany the site is no longer accessible and the pit has been flooded

Size : 9 x 4.5 x 7 cm

Location : Germany

Age : 35 Million Years Old

Weight : 281g

this is by far the best batch we have been lucky enough to secure, all pieces have excellent quartz coverage.

Petrified Wood : Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone"; literally "wood turned into stone") 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. 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. The organic matter needs to become petrified before it decomposes completely.[ A forest where such material has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.

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