#Petrified Wood

[desert-love]

No, no, this isn't an AI-generated image! It's a 220 million-year-old petrified log located in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. This park is famous for its vast petrified wood deposits. Petrified wood forms when minerals replace the wood fibers over millions of years, resulting in fossilized wood that can be as hard and colorful as gemstones. The log in the picture is entirely replaced by quartz crystals, making it sparkle in the close-up view. This log, dating back to the Late Triassic Period, about 225 to 207 million years ago, serves as a fascinating reminder of the ancient forests that once covered this area.

[geologyin-blog]

Petrified wood: When trees become stone, nature’s artistry takes millions of years. This vibrant example showcases the intricate beauty of petrified wood.

[briery]

Opal in petrified wood, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Gem and Mineral Hall Collection. By Stan Celestian on Flickr. (Hi-Res)

[kipine]

[bignaz8]

Arizona Petrified Wood

[sonandheirofnothinginparticular]

[beau-minerals]

[mysticalblizzardcolor]

Amazing “Opalized wood” Locality: Virgin Valley District, Virginia Valley, Humboldt Co., Nevada.

[ksjanes]

Arizona’s Petrified Forest is as a treasure chest of fossilized wood, with glitter-like jewels scattered across the Painted Desert. Here is a close-up of fossilized wood.

[archaeologysucks]

A random piece of petrified wood that I found in with some imported gravel fill.

(sorry there is some background construction noise on the video)

[spaceguy44]

My fluorescent (glowing) rock and radioactive materials collection that I've been building for about a year with my partner. Looks cooler IRL than what my phone camera can do. I've labelled everything with the color they glow as the text color.

[srlgemstone]

Colla Wood Piece - Petrified Wood

[geologyin-blog]

Chalcedony stalactite from Indonesia

I apologize. After further searching, this is not a petrified wood, but rather a chalcedony stalactite that has been marketed as petrified wood.

Credit: Pretty Little Gem Co., Ltd

[wandering-jana]

Scattered petrified wood.

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Nov. 2020

[swainathan]

Bonsly is maybe the best baby pokemon

Full print available here!

[bignaz8]

225-million-year-old petrified opal tree trunk located in Arizona.