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Petrified Wood

Detailed Description

A petrified log in the Valley of Fire Nevada State Park. Petrified wood occurs when a tree, or a plant similar to a tree, undergoes a kind of fossilization known as "permineralization," in which all the organic parts of the tree are replaced with minerals.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.