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Quartz after wood

Quartz after wood

sold
Locality
Holbrook, Navajo Co., Arizona, USA
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
7.8 x 4.5 x 4 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
P496

Quartz replacing wood (petrified wood) with an unusual green color that is caused by vanadium (note the old label says Chromium, but I understand that the color is actually due to Vanadium). Cut and polished on one side with well preserved bark on the outer edges. Ex. Neil Levett collection.