fossil

Historical information

Found at Point Hicks. Probably part of the root of the tree.
This is a type of petrified wood that has had all of the wood cells replaced with calcite mineral. After exposure to the ultraviolet light of the sun for a few years, the petrified wood has turned dark.
Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.

Physical description

One piece of fossil of a calcified tea tree.

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