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Petrified Wood - Crushed Root from Belmont, Washington
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| Accession #: | 525.6 |
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| Title: | Petrified Wood - Crushed Root from Belmont, Washington |
| Object Type: | Geospecimen |
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| Physical Description: | Petrified wood, possible crushed root, collected in Belmont, Washington. The item consists of a conglomerate of little pieces. |
| Description: | Do you recognize any of these petrified wood species? An ancient petrified forest, discovered near Vantage, Washington in the early 1930s, showed evidence of a long-ago lush, wet climate. Some species that flourished during that Miocene period are now extinct - but not all. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Fossil (Natural History); Mineral Sample (Natural History)
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| Geographical Reference: | Whitman County (Washington) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x L 3 x 4 x 4 1/2"
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| Credit Line: | Loaned, W.R. Ocheltree |
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