Petrified Wood Polished Stone Slab Cockscomb Utah #O188-12

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Petrified Wood Polished Stone Slab Cockscomb Utah  

This is a gorgeous polished Petrified Wood piece that has been sliced and polished on one face.

The Petrified Wood stone slab is 6 inches and by 3.9 inches wide and about 1/4 to 1/2 thick.

It has natural rough, or bark, on the edges but is not quite a perfect full round as the both sides have some slight damage.

It is Petrified Wood from Utah, self-collected sometime in the 50's of 60's in the Cockscomb area of what is now the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah.

The Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in Utah was established in 1996. Though from 2017 the boundaries were reduced for a short period, they were restored in 2021 and collecting is illegal in the area.

Erosion of the steeply tilted strata of the East Kaibab Monocline, has formed a long, imposing ridge better known as the “Cockscomb,” on the western border of the Kaiparowits Plateau at the center of the monument. Its sandstone knobs resemble a giant rooster’s colorful comb.

The Petrified Wood formed when the tree died and was buried by sediments. Minerals in the groundwater then permeated the wood, replacing the original organic matter and turning it to stone. The main mineral is silica, but trace elements in the silica create a variety of colors.

Metaphysical Properties: Petrified Wood is a stone of patience and slow and steady growth.