Quartz (Petrified Wood)

specimen number:
2062449

location:
Summit Co., Utah, USA

description:
A section of petrified wood, this a beautiful red color and polished on one end.

Petrified wood forms when fallen trees are rapidly buried by sediment, such as volcanic ash or river mud, in an oxygen-poor environment that prevents normal decay. Over millions of years, groundwater rich in dissolved minerals seeps through the porous wood structure, gradually replacing the organic plant material with stone while preserving the original cellular details. Historically, ancient civilizations and indigenous peoples prized these colorful fossilized logs for tools and ornaments, while modern geology uses them to reconstruct past climates and ancient forest ecosystems dating back hundreds of millions of years.

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