petrified wood indonesia

Petrified wood fossils are a type of fossil, namely wood fossils where all the organic matter has been replaced by minerals (usually a type of silicate, such as quartz), with the wooden structure preserved. Fossil processes occur underground, when wood is buried under layers of sediment. Mineral-rich water enters plant cells and while lignin and cellulose decompose, they are replaced by stones. source petrified wood indonesia 

Petrified wood (derived from the Greek word "petro" which means rock or rock, literally means wood that turns into stone) is a type of fossil; is a wood fossil where all organic matter has been replaced with minerals (which are generally silicates, such as quartz), but the original wooden structure is retained. The petrification process takes place underground, when wood is buried under sediment and begins to be preserved due to lack of oxygen. Mineral-rich water that flows through the sediments stores minerals in plant cells and as lignin and plant cellulose decay, stone formation occurs. No wonder that many wood fossils are found in the soil, because the process of formation is in the soil. And some are found in the middle of small and large rivers in Indonesia.

The very basic characteristic of the wood fossils in and in the riverbanks is harder and even the parts of the skin have no chalk, as if there was a polishing process by humans. This occurs because there is friction between the fossil wood and sand and other rocks that have been in the river for millions of years. Unlike the wood fossils, some of which are still covered with chalk, but the motifs and colors are more interesting than the fossils that are inside and on the riverbank. Even some of the wood fossils found in the soil have crystallized with a very high water content. When the bark is opened, the contents of the stone are transparent. for this wood fossil people say agate fossil.

In general, the process of converting wood into fossils, according to experts, takes millions of years as the article in the "World Book Encyclopedia" in that article says that the petrified wood process takes 225 years. However, this is still a matter of debate among experts.

Petrified wood fossils are a type of fossil, namely wood fossils where all the organic matter has been replaced by minerals (usually a type of silicate, such as quartz), with the wooden structure preserved. Fossil processes occur underground, when wood is buried under layers of sediment. Mineral-rich water enters plant cells and while lignin and cellulose decompose, they are replaced by stones [1].

Petrified wood (derived from the Greek word "petro" which means rock or rock, literally means wood that turns into stone) is a type of fossil; is a wood fossil where all organic matter has been replaced with minerals (which are generally silicates, such as quartz), but the original wooden structure is retained. The petrification process takes place underground, when wood is buried under sediment and begins to be preserved due to lack of oxygen. Mineral-rich water that flows through the sediments stores minerals in plant cells and as lignin and plant cellulose decay, stone formation occurs. No wonder that many wood fossils are found in the soil, because the process of formation is in the soil. And some are found in the middle of small and large rivers in Indonesia.

The very basic characteristic of the wood fossils in and in the riverbanks is harder and even the parts of the skin have no chalk, as if there was a polishing process by humans. This occurs because there is friction between the fossil wood and sand and other rocks that have been in the river for millions of years. Unlike the wood fossils, some of which are still covered with chalk, but the motifs and colors are more interesting than the fossils that are inside and on the riverbank. Even some of the wood fossils found in the soil have crystallized with a very high water content. When the bark is opened, the contents of the stone are transparent. for this wood fossil people say agate fossil.