DiggerGuyy Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) I found a beautiful burned and petrified tree under a hundred feet of basalt in oregon. Can someone please help me identify this and point me in the right direction? Christopher Finck. Thank you Edited May 4, 2019 by Kane Phone number removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 You really shouldn't put your phone #'s on a post in any forum. If I'm not mistaken, you don't have to be a member to read the posts, so that could open you up to who know's what. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I've removed the phone number. If other members have any input as to these pieces, those can be supplied right here for the benefit of all. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Knowing the location will help narrow down the formation. The age of the basalt is probably known, do you know the name of the basalt formation? Also pictures with a scale would help. Pictures of the ends of the pieces would help too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 In order to identify wood, You need to look at the cellular structures. The "gold" is most likely iron pyrite, a common mineral often found with coal (petrified wood.). Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerGuyy Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Thank you all for your replies I'm starting to think it is pyrite. Still very beautiful and very old. I do not know the name of the basalt. Here are some more pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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