Multi-color Petrified Wood

Multi-color Petrified Wood
Auracarioxylon arizonicum
Triassic
Chinle Formation, Arizona
A fine cross section slab of petrified wood having vivid red hues intermingled with a variety of other colors which have caused some collectors in the mineral hobby to dub this as "Rainbow Wood". The present specimen has a rich palette of warm browns, red, black and beige. It has been honed to a fine polish for use as a coffee table. Measuring 25 x 22 1/2 x 1 1/4 in