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Petrified Wood (Fluorescent) Mineral Specimen
| Accession #: | 2050.22 |
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| Title: | Petrified Wood (Fluorescent) Mineral Specimen |
| Object Type: | Geospecimen |
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| Physical Description: | Petrified wood, fluorescent. Dark colored wood, with crystals in a crack in the center and on one side. |
| 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: |
Natural History (Natural History), Fossil (Natural History)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x L 2 x 3 x 5 "
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| Materials/Techniques: | |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Mrs. Carl A. Bruce Estate |
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