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Petrified Wood from
Petrified Forest, Gokwe South District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Forest
Classification
Type:Petrified Wood
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Agate14 photos of Petrified Wood associated with Agate at this locality.
Chalcedony2 photos of Petrified Wood associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petrified Wood data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petrified Forest, Gokwe South District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:947357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:947357:7
GUID (UUID V4):3d1e9c7c-10fa-4710-b09b-fb742291441a
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geosciences Article Origin of Petrified Wood Color George Mustoe 1, * and Marisa Acosta 2 1 2 * Geology...mineralized wood that displays vivid hues and complex color patterns. However, the origin of petrified color...little scientific attention. Color of silicified wood may be influenced by the presence of relict organic...quantitative analysis of trace metals in 35 silicified wood samples, determined using LA-ICP-MS spectrometry...colorant for bright green fossil wood from Arizona, USA and Zimbabwe, Africa. Complex color patterns result
Book
fyosieAi. ^touli GUIDE TO THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA I PETRIFIED FOREST : ! DIVIDE WOODLAND IITOU... I; i “Sy i l / Petrified Forest Traits -1 1 A Guide to THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA A HANDBOOK...HANDBOOK FOR THE COLLECTOR OF PETRIFIED WOODS By JAY ELLIS RANSOM FIRST EDITION 1955 Price $2.00 Copyright...PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PETRIFIED WOOD CHAPTER Page I. GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES OF FOSSIL WOOD.. 10 Conditions...PETRIFACTION OF WOOD... The Fossilization Process............. Theories of Petrifaction............. Wood Cells
Report (issue)
____ Lower red member._____ _____________ Petrified Forest Member_______________ Chinle flora.______...-. Photograph of small pueblo constructed of petrified wood______________---__------_------. Sketch of...lower part of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation in Petrified Forest National Park, A...by Lt. James H. Simpson, who had discovered petrified wood in them in eastern Arizona on September 5,... 1849. Subsequently, similar petrified wood was found in the same stratigraphic unit at many places in
Book
4A6 ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY PETRIFIED FOREST ARIZONA ANCtOFT LIIRARY University of...California Berkeley Santa fe The Petrified Forest of Ample Accommodation Arizona STOP-OVER...up to In this category its brag." As is the Petrified Forest. the Grand Canyon of Arizona surpasses in...grandeur all other canyons in the world, so the Petrified Forest of Arizona transcends in variety of coloring...other similar deposits in the world. Silicified wood is found on the East Fork of the Yellowstone and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1. Map showing location of Cerro Cuadrado Petrified Forest; prepared by William Besse. T his article...are familiar with mineralized fossils such as petrified wood and dinosaur bone. However, most people do...continents in their former geographic positions. Fossil wood in particular may allow a person to combine interests...Earth’s geologic and biologic history. Wood Mineralization Petrified wood can be preserved with a wide variety...phosphates, Mike Viney teaches science in Poudre School District and is a teacher-in-residence at the College of
Journal (issue)
Box 720 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 I Petri ie Forest Eartl1's Rainbow Floor by Dia11a Clark Lubick...to an Ancient Forest World by Ken Thiessen, 4 Triassic Animals of the Petrified Forest by Edwiri H.... Colbert 10 Prel1istory of the Petrified Forest by Diana Clark Li,£bick 20 Protecting Our Forests...FLOO.R by Diana Clcirl< L.,ubicl< m he Petrifled Forest. Surely no L!J other national park has a more enchanting...surprised to learn that there is no recognizable "forest.·· Unless they have done their homework, visitors
Book (edition)
PETRI Fl ED FOREST THE STORY BEHIND THE.SCENERY Si I T .-•-*(£'«"* \hW 4*» £ C ;7 SJ C* £ "m^A...the natural our future well-being. #p # PETRIFIED FOREST THE STORY BEHIND THE SCENERY® by Sidney Ash...of the Southwest and the fossil plants of Petrified Forest National Park. Currently Sid is a professor... C. Petrified Forest Inn by Fred DenDooven Seventh Printing, Revised 1986 Petrified Forest: the...the story behind the scenery. © 1985 petrified forest lc 85-81283. isbn o-88714-o06-8. museum association
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AGATIZED RAINBOWS A Story of the Petrified Forest Presented by Petrified Forest Museum Association, Holbrook...ranger, please! Just one itzy bitzy piece of petrified wood to take home to show my boy friend. You won't...Holding in his hand an assortment of specimens of petrified wood which he had just retrieved from the young...the Highway 180 checking station ranger at Petrified Forest National Monument shook his head with a wry...to injure, destroy, or remove specimens of petrified wood of any size whatsoever found within the monument
Book (edition)
of the Southwest and the fossil plants of Petrified Forest Nation al Park. Curren tly Sid is a professor...front cover: Blue Mesa by Jeff Gnass; Page 1: Petrified Forest Inn by Fred Hirschmann; Pages 213: Old Faithful...T H E SCENERY. LC 85-81283. ISBN © 1985 PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM ASSOCI ATI ON 0-88714-006-8. . ...· ., . ', ,(,' \ '' . / ',. , Rtrified Forest National Park contains a wealth of scenic, scientific...scientific, and historical values in addition to the petrified wood that the original monument was designated to
Book
dZ. k 7 J I /7 / -..S-' A Story of tlie Petrified Forest AGATIZED RAINBOWS !Jf~C(I .. • ., • ...side trip. Photo by Ray Manly. Left. Colorful petrified 1o g sec cions , rypical of many found in the...Jasper Forest. Photo by Josef Muench. R 1 g b c. Logs of rainbow hues in the Crystal Forest. Photo by... Above. Old Faithful Log near the Museum in Rainbow Forest has the largest base diameter of those readily...Cryscal Forest. ... Photos by Josef Muench. -., ... - - • - ,. A polished specimen of wood from
Report (chapter)
Province of Nova Scotia. Here, in the cliffs at South Joggins (Fig. 1), he first saw the extensive layers...horizontally from the wall, its end only sticking out, a petrified tree of about a foot in diameter' (Simpson 1850)...importance of this discovery, Simpson sent pieces of the wood to Washington, DC together with his report. Unfortunately...is unknown (much of this information on the Petrified Forest in Arizona comes from Ash 1969, 1972, which...distance south of Colonel Washington's route (a few miles south of what is now the Petrified Forest National
Book (edition)
essential to our future well-being. PETRI Fl ED FOREST THE STORY BEHIND THE SCENERY@ by Sidney R. Ash...Northern Arizona Former Chief Park Naturalist, Petrified Forest National Park Dr. Ash received his Bachelor's...Jacobson PETRIFIED fOREST - THE STORY BEHIND THE SCENERY, PUBLISHED BY PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM ASSOCIATION...ASSOCIATION, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, HOLBROOK, ARIZONA 86025 . L.C. NO. 70-91438. @ 1969 PETRIFIED...PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM ASSOCIATION. D TRIFIED FOREST is a land of quiet grandeur, a half of the park)
Book
I MAGES of America HOLBROOK AND THE PETRIFIED FOREST Luptc f - ••• --z-y .. .• • ' Sheep... lM AGES of America HOLBROOK AND THE PETRIFIED FOREST Catherine H . Ellis ARC.AO I A P U U I I...Civilized County Seat 55 5. Route 66 and the Petrified Forest 83 6. Yesterday and Today Additional Reading...Foundation at Arizona State University (AHF), Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO), Arizona Historical Society...beginning, Holbrook was the hub for comrnerce north , south, east, and west. In the 1870s, settletnencs began
Book
PRESERVING THE PARK Only with your care can Petrified Forest 's resources s11rvive, for these magnificent...prohibited in the park, but you can p1.1rchase petrified wood from 01.1tside the park at local shops. Federal...Federal law protects not only petrified wood, but rocks, plants, animals, and artifacts as well. Please...preh1stonc rums and rock art five miles further south. Sixteen miles from Painted Desert V1s1tor Center...logs. Beyond, scattered fos~il "forests" lme the south· t•nunl>st tl:n m1ks ot park road. Design: Lau
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Manuscript Trace elements and U-Pb ages in petrified wood as indicators of paleo-hydrologic events Hehe...G. Parker , Trace elements and U-Pb ages in petrified wood as indicators of paleo-hydrologic events. Chemge...MANUSCRIPT Trace elements and U-Pb ages in petrified wood as indicators of paleo-hydrologic events Hehe...Division of Resource Management, Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest, Arizona, United States IP...prospects of using M U-Pb dating of petrified (silicified) wood as means of quantifying ancient continental
Journal (issue)
collections. This beryl (var. albite) from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill...beautiful by Bob Jones regular columns Arizona’s Petrified Forest Fossils.......... 48 Chalcedony Park is a...Collins shared a photo of what he thought was a petrified wasp’s nest and was asking for help identifying...net 15-16—ALBANY, NEW YORK: Annual show; Capital District Mineral Club; New York State Museum; Empire Plaza...AM HOP TALK by William A. Kappele Stone and Wood F Handmade Jewelry - Rock & Gems Pacific NW Lapidary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fossils in the area. Following route 15 in New York south we drove through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia...available to guide us we could At Mogollón, a mining district ghost not collect here. They did however give...(green) chalcedony on red matrix 260 about 10 miles south from Luna, (probably limonite) were collected. A...lava flow on the south side of the mountain and here the lava is very dense. Petrified wood was found at...souvenir shops along the highways sell much petrified wood mostly of the jasperized variety. Price locally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Mineralogy of Miocene Petrified Wood from Central Washington State, USA George E. Mustoe...G.E.; Dillhoff, T.A. Mineralogy of Miocene Petrified Wood from Central Washington State, Geology Department...Correspondence: mustoeg@wwu.edu Abstract: Silicified wood occurs abundantly in Middle Miocene flows and sedimentary...Paleoenvironments include wood transported by lahars (Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park), fluvial and...(Yakima Ridge fossil forest). At all of these localities, the mineralogy of fossil wood is diverse, with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
typical of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation near Petrified Forest National Park. Frank...Chris Bain CarnelianReplaced Clams From the Petrified Forest Area Apache County, Arizona FRANk BAIN 2425...of the sedimentary rocks in and around the Petrified Forest National Park. A new and unique find of carnelian-replaced...freshwater clams was recently made east of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Approximately three...area where fossil clams may be found, east of Petrified Forest National Park. Map courtesy of U.s. geological
Book (edition)
Hurricane Mesa- Petrified, Wood Agate) iil. eee 23 ae ssoosenerryavesaFetritied Wood... imitates etlicciss...etlicciss 25 pea Aner Niplminins Petrified: WOOd «..ic:eeeie thceatieer in eee: 28 On pealianyasn: Agate)...ccccscesreereenseessesssessssseceseessenseees 62 QA, Nephi: Petrified Palm .......:s..ssssseeerssnestesrsssrnseneconesnesves...2, Merete A serrsds = 76. Striped Mountain: Petrified Wood, Coprolites ...........0....... igo! 132 134...143 145 146 148 Preeeulliroe lumott; Agate Petrified: Wood .....2.,2.....9-,4-.0:000008 150 (oer onooterng
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for graphite was taken by this club. SOUTH CAROLINA The Western South Carolina Gem and Mineral Society,...and to collect agate, jasper, carnelian and petrified wood. An excellent program on Faceting by Dr. Tommy...offerings for this club. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Minerdogical Society of the District of Columbia, Inc. held...welcome back the Bulletin, Petrified Wood, the publication of the Petrified Wood Society, Rochester. It lists...lists 14 "petrified forests", with the Genundewa Petrified Forest and the Gilboa Fossil Forest, the oldest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geosciences Article Mineralogy of Non-Silicified Fossil Wood George E. Mustoe ID Geology Department, Western... Abstract: The best-known and most-studied petrified wood specimens are those that are mineralized with...Eh, and burial temperature. Permeability of the wood and anatomical features also plays important roles...several episodes, fossil wood may have complex mineralogy. Keywords: fossil wood; mineralogy; paleobotany;... 1. Introduction Non-silica minerals that cause wood petrifaction include calcite, apatite, iron pyrites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEOCHEMISTRY OF SILICIFIED WOOD AND ASSOCIATED SEDIMENTS, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA ANNE...Geochemistry of silicified wood and associated sediments, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Chem...contents of silicified wood and associated sediments from the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona...groundwaters. The sandstones surrounding the silicified wood contain up to 15% authigenic montmorillonite which...the silicified wood. The distribution of variable-valence elements indicates that the wood was silicified
Journal (issue)
Fossil Woods near Holley in the Sweet Home Petrified Forest, Linn County, Oregon By Irene Gregory* Introduction...Introduction Scattered deposits of Tertiary fossil (petrified) woods are to be found throughout most of the...making up the area known as the Sweet Home Petrified Forest in Linn County are among the most abundant...and well known. The abundance of the area's fossil wood is evident even to the casual traveler. It may be...appropriate to undertake a study of this fossil wood location on the Marker ranch, since it and much
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
e P r e s i d e n t — F r a n k M a y o 3 3 4 0 Wood V a l l e y R o a d A t l a n t a , G a . 30327...Mississippi Petrified Forest. The Club furnished a piece of Mississippi Petrified Forest Wood to the Museum...Museum of the Petrified Forest in Arizona. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Mineralogical Society of the Dis­...the Gem, Lapi­ dary and Mineral Society of the District of Columbia about the developments in synthetic...specimens. A field trip to Brilliant, Alabama, for petrified wood produced some nice specimens The Huntsville
 
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