{"product_id":"fluorescent-petrified-wood-anderson-uranium-mine-yavapai-county-arizona-usa","title":"Fluorescent Petrified Wood - Anderson Uranium Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnderson Mine sits in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Date Creek Basin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof west-central \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArizona, an area \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebetter known to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egeologists for its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eextensive uranium \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeposits than for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efossils. The uranium \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehere formed in an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eancient lacustrine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(lake-bottom) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenvironment, where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorganic material — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding wood — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esettled into anoxic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilica-rich sediments \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand was gradually \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereplaced by opaline \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilica during early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediagenesis. In the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprocess, some of that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efossilized wood \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecame intimately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassociated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esame secondary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euranium minerals that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emade this basin one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the largest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euranium resources in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat geological \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehistory is what makes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis specimen so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunusual. Rather than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \"clean\" petrified \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewood specimen, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epiece carries trace \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euranium \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emineralization \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabsorbed into the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilicified wood \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estructure itself, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich produces a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evisible fluorescent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresponse under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eultraviolet light — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoften a yellow-green \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eglow characteristic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof secondary uranyl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerals, standing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eout sharply against \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe non-fluorescent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurrounding matrix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a genuine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrossover piece, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esitting at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintersection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaleontology, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efluorescent mineral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollecting, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eradioactive mineral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollecting all at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho enjoy pieces with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea story, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003especimen offers a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etangible link between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean ancient forest and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone of the more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esignificant uranium \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeposits in American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emining history. As \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith all our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eradioactive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003especimens, please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereview our shipping \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand handling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eguidelines before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epurchase, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eavailability is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erestricted based on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edestination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Please note: This specimen is fluorescent best under Midwave (310 nm) UV wavelengths.*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecimen Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. specimen size: 100mm x 80mm x 45mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. specimen weight: 459 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rad Man Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54536378122524,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5524\/1500\/files\/P9060093.jpg?v=1788725507","url":"https:\/\/radmanminerals.com\/products\/fluorescent-petrified-wood-anderson-uranium-mine-yavapai-county-arizona-usa","provider":"Rad Man Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}