What is petrified wood? Ask A Scientist

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2024

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  • @SRLGemstone
    @SRLGemstone Рік тому +5

    Thank you for the wonderful explanation. It is safe to get information from the right (academic/professional) people.

  • @braedon1986
    @braedon1986 2 роки тому +4

    I have a piece of petrafied wood my Great-Grandmother picked up in a petrafied forest 50 years ago.

  • @user-ks5cg5cd7m
    @user-ks5cg5cd7m Рік тому +2

    The museum needs to do more videos. I live near the museum and want to know more about what I see. Keep it short, under 15 minutes for kids coming into the museum to get more out of their visits. Also, provide pdf’s or other materials for kids to sdk scavenger hunts or answer questions about your exhibits. I have been coming since I was a child and now bring my kids. I want to be more intentional about my family visits without having to do group tours. Thank you for what you have already done. This video and others are great. I just want more,

  • @stevenw354
    @stevenw354 2 роки тому +8

    Question I have about petrified wood, is in understanding the petrification process. I would think that the outside of the wood would petrify first and hence preventing the interior from pretrifying

    • @teralynl4285
      @teralynl4285 Рік тому

      Great point! Ever find out the answer to that?

    • @Chillibe
      @Chillibe Рік тому +1

      @@teralynl4285 I assume it's from "melting the wood away" like an Ice Cube from top to bottom. So you get every part of the wood unless there's a rock jammed somewhere to make imperfections.

    • @BJBDF
      @BJBDF Місяць тому

      Obviously you are not very educated about the whole process of petrified wood.

  • @2HighNoon
    @2HighNoon 2 роки тому +9

    If petrified wood is just mineral replacement then can you please explain how the wood grain and even bug holes remain in the petrified wood if it’s mineral replacement? I don’t get how it retains the wood grain.

    • @uniqueweasel7351
      @uniqueweasel7351 2 роки тому +5

      I'm not sure I buy her explanation about the silica rich water filling the void left by the rotted wood , nucleophillic substitution is more likely in my opinion and would explain the fact that even the bug holes are still visible , but it would also validate a lot of evidence to other biological petrification which they definitely don't want out in the open .

    • @dominiquedevereux7205
      @dominiquedevereux7205 2 роки тому

      @@uniqueweasel7351 U mean like giants spoken of in the Bible that are now supposedly our petrified "mountains" ⛰️??

    • @jakekinzer
      @jakekinzer 2 роки тому +1

      @@uniqueweasel7351 What do you mean evidence of other biological petrification and why don't they want it to be known? I'm genuinely interested.

    • @YukonJack
      @YukonJack 2 роки тому +1

      @@uniqueweasel7351 I'm curious as well what you mean by "biological petrification".

    • @Chillibe
      @Chillibe Рік тому +1

      @@YukonJack I guess he doesn't want us to know about the things they don't want us to know.

  • @gerritduplessis7122
    @gerritduplessis7122 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, very comprehensive! Much appreciated! Blessings!

  • @patcunningham7103
    @patcunningham7103 3 роки тому +3

    ...i had a piece like the 1st one she showed...wish I stil had it..my mom prob ditched it...I found it when I was prob 8..10 years old...I displayed it in my room...over 55 years or so ago...found it in a small stream in venango co. pa...it was soo neat...

  • @Chillibe
    @Chillibe Рік тому

    Does the Silica and Wood form togheter, or is it the sediments forming a mold exactly like the wood? And how does the texture transfer, is it from seasons of silicon replacing the wood over time?
    I guess my questions is: How does the wood decay?

  • @ITubetc
    @ITubetc 5 місяців тому

    Thanks, Great information.

  • @ricecooker7037
    @ricecooker7037 4 роки тому +6

    I live near Oregon, I might go looking for petrified wood since I’ve got nothing else to do, this virus may lead to me going outside more

    • @CarnegieMNH
      @CarnegieMNH  3 роки тому +1

      Have you found any? Hope you're well!

  • @robdave1974
    @robdave1974 Рік тому

    I’m in South East Queensland Australia, we get opalised petrified wood here. My back yard is littered with it.

  • @rubberduckieout
    @rubberduckieout Рік тому

    I've found a few here in Australia 🇦🇺 up in the country in nsw, one was unique so I took it home it reminds me of a mouth guard, and the other one is pre polished and smooth, in the mouth guard one you can kinda see the sap.

  • @modik675
    @modik675 Рік тому +1

    Yes madam im from the philippines and i have those like yours.i dont know what to do with it.

  • @kelbyframe5677
    @kelbyframe5677 4 роки тому +1

    good job for teaching me this

  • @LottoBennett
    @LottoBennett 2 роки тому

    How are there mountains of this stuff I wish you woulda covered that topic on it

  • @themidnightcoalcompany8254
    @themidnightcoalcompany8254 3 роки тому

    I need HELP. Been searching for along time to find help identifying and possibly selling my piece. I have a big/heavy piece of fossilized wood. Its a white and orange color I believe. I found it in iowa but it may have came from texas..

  • @EDLaw-wo5it
    @EDLaw-wo5it 4 роки тому +1

    Very informative. Thanks and havagudun Gal.

  • @megattack2424
    @megattack2424 Місяць тому

    The surface of pet wood is almost never bark but just the withered surface of partly eroded wood that managed to get petrified. Certainly in the examples she is showing.

  • @0grilo0
    @0grilo0 3 роки тому +2

    awsome video i got interested in this sense i noticed weird rock formations that seem to be petrified wood, probably with some kind of weapon, i dont know... we are a biologic experiment that can be reset at any time.

  • @helpyourcattodrive
    @helpyourcattodrive 4 роки тому +1

    Love this

  • @ceasarmatias7693
    @ceasarmatias7693 3 роки тому +1

    third to last stone you show

  • @SeekTruthinLight
    @SeekTruthinLight 3 роки тому +2

    Petrified Tree Sap from Giant Trees... Opal and Quartz...

  • @JGBerserkR22
    @JGBerserkR22 3 роки тому +1

    This was cool

  • @johnpauloribe2488
    @johnpauloribe2488 4 роки тому +1

    how much does petrified wood cost?

    • @pranavlimaye
      @pranavlimaye 4 роки тому +4

      One human soul, fresh from the deceased

    • @pranavlimaye
      @pranavlimaye 4 роки тому +1

      Haha, can't believe I got a heart for THAT. Cheers to the one reading these comments!

    • @CarnegieMNH
      @CarnegieMNH  4 роки тому +1

      We love spooky season. Spooky Season = best Natural History Season. 🦇🎃🕷️💀

  • @ceasarmatias7693
    @ceasarmatias7693 3 роки тому

    hi i have petrified wood i found here in philippines.how i can get in touch to send you the pict and video.

    • @CarnegieMNH
      @CarnegieMNH  3 роки тому

      Hi Ceasar, You can use our specimen and artifact ID form located here: carnegiemnh.org/research/specimen-artifact-identification/

  • @mohammedmoham2851
    @mohammedmoham2851 2 роки тому

    This type of wood stone is most commonly found in my residential areas. Please explain why it is useful

    • @MAC0071234
      @MAC0071234 2 роки тому

      @real ass cracker And does it also prove that the Earth is only 5000 years old?? Keep your religious bullshit with yourself. The dude asked for it's usefulness. If you don't have anything of actual value, then you can STFU.

    • @YukonJack
      @YukonJack 2 роки тому

      It's also very pretty, can be used in jewelry or other display-type purposes, it's generally very hard too. There are examples all over ebay of pieces that can fit in your hand going for well over $300.

  • @jonathonlafave3698
    @jonathonlafave3698 Рік тому

    How do you know if it's Quartz or Opal?? I just got a few pieces from a friend on Reddit, we are trading lol. Pretty cool dude I'd say. ☺️❤️🌎🛐✝️ I'm studying it lol I'm in love with it, It's beautiful. It's like I don't even want to "Tumble it". Oh I see lol, you can definitely tell if it's Opal or not. ☺️💕😍

  • @vazak11
    @vazak11 2 роки тому

    Cool!

  • @iliketocomment8144
    @iliketocomment8144 10 місяців тому

    The things I randomly think about. 😂

  • @altacalifornio5375
    @altacalifornio5375 2 роки тому +1

    Is this what happened to the devils tower?

    • @finnfisu
      @finnfisu Рік тому

      Yes

    • @harvey2081
      @harvey2081 Рік тому

      I think its the remains of a giant petrified mushroom

    • @finnfisu
      @finnfisu Рік тому

      @@harvey2081 Could be. Why do you think it was cut?

    • @harvey2081
      @harvey2081 Рік тому

      @@finnfisu The mushroom head, who knows, it might even be a petrified tree trunk chopped down by the fallen angels,.

  • @BrodyLuv2
    @BrodyLuv2 Рік тому

    Realises I have a LOT of petrified wood

  • @KerbytheExplorer
    @KerbytheExplorer Рік тому

    Have you checked the devils mountain?

  • @ricardomarsan5810
    @ricardomarsan5810 5 місяців тому

    The world is blind, it looks, but it cannot see what is right under its nose. Speaking of petrified trees; let’s talk about Mount Roraima for example:
    The stone plateau of Mount Roraima in Venezuela (about two kilometers in diameter) and all the stone plateaus (perhaps millions of them) that exist around the world with similar shapes, are nothing more than trunks of giant trees that had life millions of years ago and were cut down in turn by giant people; truly gigantic, up to 2kms. of height. In fact, the trunk of Mount Roraima was cut at 400 MS Tall. The magnetic field that allowed that giant tree to suck all the thousands of gallons of water it needed for its daily life is still acting in the place where its trunk was left (now petrified), which is why it descend from the plateau of Mount Roraima for all year round several springs of fresh and good water, which would not happen if it were only stored rainwater, since the stored water is quickly depleted. Quartz is petrified wood, and on the plain of the Roraima plateau there is a lot, a lot of quartz. The graves of those super giant characters are all over the planet. Most of the great mountains and hills that we see covered with earth are actually the graves of giants; They are petrified under the earth of those very great mountains. With the passage of time, in many places parts of these bodies have been exposed: in drone videos, remains of the shapes of a face are sometimes discovered; of one leg with its foot; a hand; a gigantic femur; cranial concavities that weigh hundreds of tons and have served as houses for ancient men, etc. Sometimes these remains of giants are so large that only the height of a drone can define the shapes. That the tectonic masses were compressed against each other to form the ranges of our great rocky mountains, pure story. The great trees were cut down, torn into pieces and scattered throughout the planet to create all those beauties of wood, which then petrified within a favorable climate and today are our great rocky mountains. I am amazed that our "great scientists" have never realized that all the marble that exists on our planet comes from giant petrified trees; with colors and betas according to the varieties of wood that gave them origin. It is enough to make the comparison between our polished wood and polished marble, to know that both things come from the same origin; Furthermore, small pieces of petrified trees when polished are pure marble. Every tree is a great factory of chemical compounds. I leave it here, because this topic is infinite, at least for those of us who are not so scientific...

  • @swmplvr
    @swmplvr Рік тому

    I know what petrified wood is.. it's what the US gave Switzerland claiming it was a moon rock!!

  • @fietsband08
    @fietsband08 5 років тому +9

    Bad ass biker gloves, I'm positive she's in a gang!

  • @Delphius-
    @Delphius- Рік тому

    It turns to stone

  • @piprolls867
    @piprolls867 4 роки тому +2

    You guys must read the book of patriachs and prophets some of these things will make sense as it goes back to the ancient days of the antediluvians. You’ll understand how these trees came about why they’re extinct.

  • @elizajayne2888
    @elizajayne2888 2 роки тому

    Coal is petrified wood ...

  • @kenzy1821
    @kenzy1821 4 роки тому

    Sup