How does wood petrify?

February 5th, 2008

Have you ever heard of the Badlands Petrified Gardens? It’s really an interesting place. Everyone has heard of petrified wood before, but this is an entire forest and I can’t for the life of me figure out why. It must be from the lack of moisture in that area. Moisture is the biggest enemy of wood. Not only does is make the fibers separate, it also allows for mold to grow and the mold will digest the wood. Somehow this area had to be dry enough long enough for the area to petrify. It was probably the lack of moisture that killed the trees off in the first place.

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