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Petrified Wood from
Petrified wood locality, South Britain, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Type:Petrified Wood
Comments:Huge gnarly masses, trunk sections showing grain or distinct branches, with their knots, bark and ligneous layers often visible, sometimes four or five inches in diameter. Small cavities can be lined with minute quartz crystals and layers of chalcedony.
Habit:banded, massive
Colour:grey, black, reddish
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzⓘ4 photos of Petrified Wood associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petrified Wood data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petrified wood locality, South Britain, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352137:3
GUID (UUID V4):36d12728-67cc-4aeb-a3ff-ac2ecb95478e
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