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​The Green River Fossil Formation - (Post)
The Green River Fossil Formation is one of the best known and most prolific fossil locations in the U.S. About 55 million years ago, during the Eocene period, the Rocky Mountains were formed. At that ...
History of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show - (Post)If you are even remotely interested in collecting rocks and minerals, you have probably heard about the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. Held every year for the last 60 years in ...
Petrified Wood and Insect Borings - (Post)Another type of “damage” seen in Petrified Wood is from insects. Though origin and evolutionary history of this is poorly understood to date, as the fossil record is scarce, evidence for ...
Petrified Wood and Fungus - (Post)Once again, I would like to explain that, though we have been in the rock and mineral business for 40 plus years, Petrified Wood is not our specialty. However, recently we bought a HUGE collection an ...
The Samuel and Ruth Kirkby Petrified Wood Collection - (Post)The Kirkby's were well-known and well-respected in the rock and fossil world. If you have been following my blogs-you know that my foray into Petrified Wood began when we purchased an amazing collect ...
Where is Petrified Wood Found? - (Post)Petrified Wood is found all over the world. Countries with well-known petrified wood deposits include: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Egyp ...
Four Peaks Mining Co at the OdySea Aquarium complex - (Post)We attended the GRAND OPENING of the Four Peaks Mining Co store. UPDATE-Unfortunately we have heard that this amazing shop will be closing the end of this year (2026). If you haven't been, you should ...
Petrified Twigs, Seeds, Leaves and Cones from the Forest Floor! - (Post)This is a piece of petrified forest floor! It is from the Kirkby collection and it was self-collected sometime in the 1930's to the 1960's. On the back a handwritten note says: “6472-Tsuga sp.
All About Trees - (Post)Although "tree" is a common word, there is no universally recognized definition of what a tree is. As I continue my pursuit in learning about Petrified Wood, I realize that there aren’t a ...
Fossil and Petrified Wood Definition - (Page)Fossil and Petrified Wood Definition by OakRocks Here is a list of the Time Periods. Cambrian: 600-500 million years ago Ordovician: 500-440 million years ago Silurian ...
State Gemstones, Rocks, Fossils and Minerals - (Page)What is my state's official state rock, mineral, or fossil? Alabama designated Hematite as the state mineral in 1967, Hematite as the state rock in 1969, and Star Blue Quartz as the state ge ...
Fossils - (Page)Fossils are a record of a past life. They are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. A fossil can be a part of the animal; such as the shell or bone. It can be an egg ...