Adama79 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hi all, So I found this odd piece of petrified wood on Marrowstone Island in Washington state. I find petrified wood often on the beach here. This one has a dark band running through the specimen. The dark band is coal like except it has wood grain banding in it as well. The band is brittle and I broke off a few chunks and tried to burn them, and they do quite like charcoal. Now I also managed to get a small piece of the petrified wood to come off and it did not burn. I am positive the wood is petrified too, I have many samples of it I have found including one weighing over 60lbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Welcome to TFF from Austria! I like these combos. I have found some similar things myself at the other side of the world . Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Is this a question, an answer or a statement? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) It is coal. That's why it burns. Very common occurrence to find coal in fossilized wood and/or fossilized wood in coal. Edited February 8, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik typo 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...
Bobby Rico Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Lot’s of plant fossil found in coal measures . Well in the U.K. not so many now the collieries are closedown. Nice chunk of pet wood. Edited February 8, 2022 by Bobby Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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