Black Forest Silicified Wood
AKA: Bijou Basin Silicified Wood, Elizabeth
Petrified Wood, Silicified Palm
Wood
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Black Forest
Silicified Wood is layered and banded with colors of tan, beige,
brownish gray, and brown or a butterscotch colored jasper with large
dark brown mottling and visible wood grain.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster:
Translucency: Opaque
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Distribution:
Black Forest Silicified Wood is associated with the Dawson Formation of
central Colorado. Black Forest Silicified Wood occurs east of the
Front Range in the Bijou Basin of central Colorado.
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