ELM limb with great wood character McDermitt, Nevada polished petrified wood

Description

Elm
(Ulmus sp.)
Trout Creek Formation     Miocene
Private Ranch near McDermitt, Oregon/Nevada border
** Here’s an incredibly well preserved elm with outstanding woody character from a dig in 2015.  One of our favorite diggers/cutters was authorized to use heavy equipment on a private ranch midway between the McDermitt Airport (Bretz Mine) site and the renowned Zimmermann Ranch diggings (both of which are west of Mc/Dermitt, Nevada along the Disaster Peak Road).  This new dig, down almost 20 feet, uncovered some really great specimens and we were fortunate to get the best of the very best.  It is a great display limb section.  We simply love these specimens showing heart rot and this one has the extra added advantage of having some differential erosion within the cavity that highlights the annual growth ring development.  The specimen has really excellent preservation of woody fine structure (see the accompanying photomicrograph).  One of the clues to identifying elm is the chevrons (V-shapes) of the tiny pore groups in the summer wood after a nice array of larger pores on at the beginning of the growth ring (the spring wood). This specimen measures 3" in diameter on the polished face and it is 4" in length.
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