| Accession #: |
1223.3 |
| Title: |
Petrified Wood - Cypress from Ellensburg, Washington |
| Object Type: |
Geospecimen |
| Participants: |
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| Physical Description: |
Chunk of petrified wood with three smoothed sides. The coloration if lit is purplish-grey |
| 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 |
| Geographical Reference: |
Ellensburg (Washington->Kittitas County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 2.25 x 1.75"
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| Credit Line: |
Gift of Dale Lambert Estate |
