Petrified Wood Bookends (Miles Form., Australia) ce809202592053e9621b108fbc302a10 Billions of years ago

Billions of years ago

The symmetrical arrangement of silica balls acts like a prism

Before Megalodon

derived from trace amounts of Iron

Petrified Wood Bookends (Miles Form., Australia) ce809202592053e9621b108fbc302a10 Billions of years agoFrom ancient Greek meaning "wood turned into rock", Petrified Wood is a form of fossilization where all the organic matter combines with minerals (usually a silicate, such as quartz) during a process called per mineralization. In order for wood to become petrified it must be completely covered by sediment, thereby depriving the wood of oxygen. Simultaneously, there must be a mineral rich water source close by. Over time, the water delivers the