Constructiontrash Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Just joined and this is my first post. I’m hoping to learn more about this find in northwest Houston. It was on a site with imported fill material, so it could have come from a different area nearby and at a different depth. It was encased in white/light gray clay with many 1-2mm round river pebbles embedded in the “bark”. I’m interested to know mostly if the outer section being different than the inner section is a normal formation, and additional information will be appreciated. Thanks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome to TFF from Austria! Nice, big specimen! Thanks for sharing. Other members will give more detailed comments for sure . Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 It is very common in petrified wood finds in your area. That is a nice piece. Thanks for showing it. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) Hi, it is fairly normal for fossil wood to show different layers. First, Wood has different layers to start with, often the outermost rings are not as dense as the older ones in the middle. This will influence how minerals replace the wood. Then, even if you start with a homogenous fragment of wood, the mineralization starts from the outside and may change over time. As a third step, the mineralized wood may start to weather away from the outside, leaving the inner layers more intact. Thats a really beautiful specimen you got there. Best Regards, J Edited January 9, 2022 by Mahnmut spelling 1 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 That's a keeper! Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam86cucv Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Welcome and congrats on the find. That's a nice sized piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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