Product Description
Petrified Wood Woodworthia Polished Piece Arizona
Lovely Petrified Wood known as Woodworthia from northern Arizona that has been slabbed, and polished on one face.
It is 4.7 inches by 3 inches and 7.5 mm or .3 inch thick.
This piece is from an old collection from the 1930's-1960's. It doesn't stand, but sits at a nice slant for display.
The most important find in the world of Petrified Wood is in Arizona. The "Petrified Forest" was made a National Park in 1962.
Of the billions of trees that ever lived, only a fraction were in the right circumstances to fossilize, and only a small fraction of those are solid or have pretty colors or patterns.
Petrified Wood found in the Petrified Forest in the Chinle Formation formed during the Triassic Period about 218-211 million years ago.
Petrified Wood is the official State Fossil of Arizona.
Metaphysical Properties of Petrified Wood: Petrified Wood in general is said to be a stone of patience, and slow and steady growth. It is believed that Petrified Wood can help one overcome limiting emotional patterns handed down through one's ancestors.