petrified wood
Mineralized ancient trees
Petrified wood is fossilized wood in which the original organic material has been replaced by minerals, typically silica, preserving the wood's structure in stone form.
The process takes millions of years.
Petrified wood is prized for decorative purposes and studied for what it reveals about ancient forests: The hiking trail passed through a field of petrified wood.
- national parkProtected land for conservation
- logSectioned tree trunk
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- fossil huntingSeeking preserved ancient organisms
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