Silicified, limonitized wood with quartz; GER
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Product information "Silicified, limonitized wood with quartz; GER"
Silicified wood, limonitized with fine quartz.
Glitters beautifully in the light!
Age: Paläogen, Eozän;
Locality: Braunkohletagebau Zwenkau, Leipzig, Sachsen
Size: approx. 19,5 x 5,5 x 2 cm
A silicified, limonitized wood piece with quartz druse from the Zwenkau opencast lignite mine near Leipzig exemplifies multiple stages of wood transformation in a Tertiary lignite environment. The wood was initially permineralized or replaced by silica-rich solutions, gradually substituting organic matter with microcrystalline quartz. Subsequent limonitization occurred as iron-bearing fluids infiltrated the already silicified wood, depositing limonite (brown ironstone) along cracks or structural features. The overgrowth of quartz druse on the surfaces indicates a later open cavity phase where clear quartz crystals precipitated from silica-saturated waters. Overall, this specimen documents successive diagenetic and mineralization phases in the former lignite mining area.
The colors on the photo may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.
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Silicified wood, limonitized with fine quartz.Glitters beautifully in the light!Age: Paläogen, Eozän;Locality: Braunkohletagebau Zwenkau, Leipzig, SachsenSize: approx. 17 x 3,3 x 1,5 cmA silicified, limonitized wood piece with quartz druse from the Zwenkau opencast lignite mine near Leipzig exemplifies multiple stages of wood transformation in a Tertiary lignite environment. The wood was initially permineralized or replaced by silica-rich solutions, gradually substituting organic matter with microcrystalline quartz. Subsequent limonitization occurred as iron-bearing fluids infiltrated the already silicified wood, depositing limonite (brown ironstone) along cracks or structural features. The overgrowth of quartz druse on the surfaces indicates a later open cavity phase where clear quartz crystals precipitated from silica-saturated waters. Overall, this specimen documents successive diagenetic and mineralization phases in the former lignite mining area.The colors on the photo may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.
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