Shirley Basin Petrified Wood /
Jasp-Agate
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Shirley Basin Petrified Wood has colors of white to brown to black.
The jasp-agate is a pink breccia matrix cemented with a reddish brown
jasper and gray to black chert.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Shirley Basin Petrified Wood is associated with the Wind River Formation
and occurs around Shirley Basin, 30 miles south of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyoming.
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