Petrified wood refers to a fossil formed when the organic components of woody plant material are gradually replaced by ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their ...

If you are looking for a unique state park, head to central Washington for a forest of petrified trees of a species so old they are called "living fossils." ...

The minerals crystallize, hardening and preserving the organism ... In the Kits: #4: Dinosaur bone, # 6: Petrified wood Compression - These fossils are usually totally flattened (or squished) and ...

In 1966 whilst staying in the opal-mining area of Andamooka,South Australia, looking for opals around the mouth of an opal mine (noodling)I found an aboriginal stone cutting implement made from ...

While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many leave having glimpsed something more. The current 346 square miles of Petrified Forest ...