3. Structures such as tree rings and the various tissues are often observed features. Petrified wood is a fossil
in which the organic remains have been replaced by minerals in the slow process of being replaced with
stone. This petrification process generally results in a Quartz Chalcedony mineralization
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5. Structures such as tree rings and the
various tissues are often observed
features. Petrified wood is a fossil in
which the organic remains have
been replaced by minerals in the
slow process of being replaced with
stone. This petrification process
generally results in a quartz
chalcedony mineralization.
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10. More than 13,000 years of
human history and culture
are represented at Petrified
Forest National Park. From
prehistoric peoples to the
Civilian Conservation Corps,
from early explorers to Route
66 motorists, the park has
many stories to tell.
