Lewis_ Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Is this petrified wood? I found it in rock on the Yorkshire coast 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Sure looks like it to me. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Can we see a view of the broken edges? Is there wood grain/growth rings visible on those sides? Link to post Share on other sites
patelinho7 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 It looked more like driftwood to me, but if you found it in rock, I’d say it looks more like lignitized wood than petrified. Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 4 minutes ago, patelinho7 said: It looked more like driftwood to me, but if you found it in rock, I’d say it looks more like lignitized wood than petrified. Sometimes it's kind of grades in between the two. This kind of looks that way to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lewis_ Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 8 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Can we see a view of the broken edges? Is there wood grain/growth rings visible on those sides? There’s not much to see I don’t think 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 So this would be more of a limb cast, rather than petrified wood. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 8 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: So this would be more of a limb cast, rather than petrified wood. This is quite possible. Without closer study, perhaps microscopic, of a prepared surface I think it would be hard to say for certain, however. The structure of wood is not always apparent. Link to post Share on other sites
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