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Name:
Verkieseltes Araukarienholz
Common name:
stoned wood (petrified wood)
Family / Genus / Binom / Author:
Araucariaceae → Araucaria → Araucaria spec. → Juss.
Quality:
Location:
Geological Age:
Triassic [tr] / approx. 225 million years
Size of the fossil:
Length: 15 cm
Width: 13,1 cm
Thickness: 1 cm
Weight:
The Mahajanga region of northeastern Madagascar is one of several areas in this country where such fantastically colored silicified coniferous wood is found. The farmers of the region dig in their fields and the surrounding wasteland for the petrified logs, which are subsequently cut and polished with great effort.
The delivery does not include an display stand.
