Fire Stone: First Fire-Scorched Petrified Wood Found

LiveScience ^ | August 12, 2014 | Becky Oskin

[Bernard Marx]

As someone who works a lot with petrified wood and other natural silicated materials, my guess is there are many similar examples that predate this one. Fossilized woods are found all over the planet and have been collected for hundreds or even thousands of years. The probable difference with this occurrence is that the "finder" knew how to interpret the "find."

Years ago I collected many pink chalcedony root "casts" deposited by water-borne silica in "molds" left by hardened lava after it had burned away the original trees and roots. I'll bet someone with a little time on his hands (and permission from the Park Service, the EPA, the IRS, the CIA and A.G. Holder) could find many similar examples in the Yellowstone Park region alone.

[PeterPrinciple]

In a business near the park we saw a 30”x60” table with a large slab of petrified wood inset in the top that was selling for $26,000.00.

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I would think anyone who would pay %26,000 for it will take care of it and preserve it.

Why is it better to leave in the weather to deteriorate in the elements? All that looting and there was still so much it everywhere?

[Inyo-Mono]

I’m not seeing it in the picture. Is the fire scar on the inside or outside of the petrified wood?

[ReaganÜberAlles]

Taking petrified wood from Az will cause a curse to be upon you.

[Blue Collar Christian]

That was caused by global warming and it’s Bush’s fault.

Covered?

[Blue Collar Christian]

” It’s a wonder there are any left,...”

Don’t sweat it, it’s a renewable resource.

[spyone]

Tell us how you came across a meteorite?

[Beowulf9]

Is the meteorite magnetic? I read once that is how to prove a rock is one.

[SunkenCiv]

As I said, it’s a family heirloom, it was collected by the person who saw it fall.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“I’ll give you 50 bucks for it.”

I’ll go $60

[PLMerite]

"You have a meteorite? Very Cool!"

Made a real mess digging it out, though:

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[left that other site]

LOL!

[Larry Lucido]

That is one mighty old door stop! :-)

But what really had the nuclear physicist's colleagues concerned was his radium night light.

[SatinDoll]

Have you ever tested it for radioactivity?

[SunkenCiv]

Interesting idea, but it’s a carbonaceous chondrite.

[SatinDoll]

Oh, drat!