Open AccessDryobalanoxylon sp. : Silicified Fossil Wood from Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Hanny Oktariani,
Winantris Winantris,
Amīr Ḥamzah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jurnal geologi dan sumberdaya mineral/jurnal geologi dan sumberdaya mineral (journal of geology and mineral resources)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-4759
pISSN - 0853-9634
DOI - 10.33332/jgsm.v20i2.459
Subject(s) - quartz , geology , littoral zone , mineral , forestry , geochemistry , mineralogy , geography , biology , paleontology , ecology , oceanography
- Two fossil wood were discovered from Sindangsari Village, Sajira District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia. They were preserved within tuffaceous rocks of the Genteng Formation in Early Pliocene age in littoral to terrestrial environment deposition. To identify mineral composition of the silicified wood, XRD analyser method was applied. Result of XRD analyses shows that both of fossil wood are Dryobalanoxylon sp. consist of quartz mineral with d value is 3.358 Å and 3.350 Å Keywords : Dryobalanoxylon, Early Pliocene, Genteng Formation, Quartz