For sale is a PETRIFIED WOOD STONE WEDGE. This distinctive stone wedge measures about 2 1/4 inches by 3 1/5 inches by 2 inches tall. The stone weighs about a pound. Size and shape of the petrified wood makes for a great paperweight or display piece.
Petrified (or fossilized) wood occurs when minerals like quartz or agate invade the cavities of natural wood over many years. Unlike impressions of plant fossils, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of original, organic material. Petrified wood is stone mineral formed from an ancient, living tree which fossilized over thousands of years. Petrified Wood forms over time, after a tree has dies and is replaced with minerals and silicon dioxide forms in place of the wood that degrades until there is no wood left, only Agate and sometimes Quartz, Jasper, or even opal. All of the markings and patterning in petrified wood stones are from the original tree’s growth rings and knots.
