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> I am in need of a geologist's background to catalog some petrified
> wood we were given. I believe it is from Arizona, being highly
> colored, although the envelope says it came from California.
>
> I don't know exactly how to classify/catalog it in our Past Perfect
> system. Can you help?
>
> 1. Do I call it Petrified Wood, or do I call it Chalcedony (I did a
> little googling and that's apparently another name for the mineral
> content of petrified wood?) Agatized wood, or something else? Nothing
> is in the lexicon for any of these choices.
> 2. Is this a geology sample or is it a biology sample (being once
> wood)?
>
> 3. If geology, I have the following fields to fill in:
> * Rock Type
> * Chemical Comp.
> * Crystal system
> * specific gravity
> * Hardness
> * luster
> * varieties or occurrence
> * surface process
>
> I really appreciate any help you can give me!
>
> Sincerely,
> Sabrina Henneman
> Registrar
> Genesee Country Village & Museum
>
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