Petrified Wood Forest

The brown park signs can be hard to see.

Petrified wood forest. This is THE place to buy Petrified Wood and all sorts of other rocks gems and souvenirs indigenous to the AZ desert. Polished petrified wood closeup - click to enlarge - Image credit to Petrified Forest - CC BY 20 Sometimes if you are out hiking if you are lucky you will stumble across a gemstone which feels like rock but looks like wood. We were able to stay at a gift shop just outside the entrance to the park which was great because it was so close and had power for us.

Gemstone-grade petrified wood is typically rare. This is the spot where it is concentrated in much higher quantities than usual. Being able to say you own a piece of petrified wood from a popular forest naturally makes your specimen worth more money.

The park hours are 8am to 5pm daily. The rainbow of colors is produced by impurities in the quartz such as iron carbon and manganese. Right now there is no camping in the park.

However it is the largest concentrated area of petrified wood in the world. Come rediscover Petrified Forest. Petrified Forest National Park is home to only about 20 of petrified wood in northeastern Arizona.

Petrified wood berasal dari kata yunani petro yang berarti karang atau batu secara harfiah berarti kayu yang berubah menjadi batu adalah sejenis fosil. Petrified wood found in the park and the surrounding region is made up of almost solid quartz. Take I-94 north to exit 23.

Literally wood turned into stone is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetationPetrifaction is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having been replaced by stone via a mineralization process that often includes permineralization and replacement. Park road gates close at night. The fossilized wood in Petrified Forest National park is protected so no one can remove even the smallest piece.