Dawson Petrified Wood
AKA: Elizabethan Petrified Wood, Parker Petrified
Wood, Cherry Creek Petrified Wood
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Dawson Petrified Wood ranges from a yellowish
tan with clear linear inclusions to a reddish tan with dark tan
inclusions.
Texture: Fine Grain
Luster: Dull to Waxy
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Heat treatment produces a reddish orange color and increases the luster
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Dawson Petrified Wood is associated with the Dawson Formation of
Colorado, primarily occurring on the Palmer Divide between Denver and
Colorado Springs, the foothills near Simla, Colorado, Near Parker,
Colorado, and as cobble or nodules along the South Platte River.
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