Eocene Petrified Hardwood | Eden Valley, WY stone The history of earlier contributions

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Argentenian Blue Calcite is a transparent to opaque stone that is pale blue to medium blue

revealing the full beauty of the petrified wood

Amber can be found in many places around the world including Northern Myanmar (Burma)

Eocene Petrified Hardwood | Eden Valley, WY stone The history of earlier contributionsThis Rare Petrified wood was collected on private land near Eden Valley in Wyoming. Eocene, epoch. Dimensions: approx 2. 5" x 4. 75" specimen Petrified Wood formed when the original trees and branches were rapidly buried under sediment and were initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen some 50 million years ago. Petrifaction occurs when water that contains inorganic minerals, such as calcium carbon ate or silica, passes slowly through the organic