obieblue Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Okay I was walking on the river bar and came across this awesome petrified wood and upon closer inspection it has a piece of a small finishing nail running through it, I mean you can see where it has come through the back of the wood stone and rusted and became petrified with the wood and it was hammered into the wood at an angle does not just piece wood straight down but at a 30degree angle how bizarre, let me know what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Yep. A prehistoric pareidolia nail. They are pretty common. I think the metal used for these nails was unobtanium. Or it could just be a petrified worm hole. Why do you think this is petrified wood? Edited April 21 by clay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 If it has a nail in it, it's not petrified wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I wonder if anyone has ever found a petrified woodpecker? Maybe stuck in amber? https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/ancient-insects-amber-colors/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Dakota Slim said: I wonder if anyone has ever found a petrified woodpecker? Maybe stuck in amber? https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/ancient-insects-amber-colors/ That would be cool ... or maybe a dragon ... a dragon would be cool too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisski Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 If you toss it in the fire and it burns, its certainly not petrified wood. I guess it could have been coal though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Wanna buy a bridge? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I already own several famous bridges. My backyard would be overflowing but I can't seem to find anyone who will deliver to Arizona. Still I could probably fit another one in next to my giant Martian meteorite collection. Whatcha got? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obieblue Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 So I wrote this topic are you guys saying it's just a regular piece of wood and I'm tripping because it's a stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obieblue Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 And for the future I'd like seriousness about my post why don't you two have fun building a bridge to nowhere with ex senator the late Ted Stevens because what a waste of time do you two just sit around and have your pastime cracking rude nothing to do with anything comments on other people's post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obieblue Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 But I don't have access to a metal detector at the moment but for anyone with knowledge on minerals and fossils what happens to metal if it becomes fossilized is it possible and would it still be metal and magnetic or would the mineral process change the composition to something different and someone said it could be a fossilized worm whole were you joking or being for real would the whole just be there instead and of filled in like it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 21 minutes ago, obieblue said: But I don't have access to a metal detector at the moment but for anyone with knowledge on minerals and fossils what happens to metal if it becomes fossilized is it possible and would it still be metal and magnetic or would the mineral process change the composition to something different and someone said it could be a fossilized worm whole were you joking or being for real would the whole just be there instead and of filled in like it is? Anything that is fossilized is much older than refined metal, A.K.A. in this case iron, steel, etc., what you're seeing in the specimen couldn't possibly be refine metal. The above is the reason is why other members are having a bit of fun in this topic, they mean you no harm or ill will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relichunter2016 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Just get a magnet and see if it sticks a computer is a powerful source of information also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 11 hours ago, obieblue said: But I don't have access to a metal detector at the moment but for anyone with knowledge on minerals and fossils what happens to metal if it becomes fossilized is it possible and would it still be metal and magnetic or would the mineral process change the composition to something different and someone said it could be a fossilized worm whole were you joking or being for real would the whole just be there instead and of filled in like it is? Any piece of petrified wood is simply too old to have a nail in it. As mentioned by Au Seeker, very few metals actually appear in their pure form in nature. The only way you could have metallic iron in a piece of petrified wood is if a tree grew around an iron meteorite. But even then, all the iron would have long rusted away before you found it. As to the worm hole comment, yes, that is a real thing, and is most likely what you’ve got there. It is not at all uncommon for petrified wood to show damage from insects or other animals from when the tree was alive. The rock pictured below is a Type of petrified wood from Australia. It is commonly referred to as “peanut wood.” The white areas are thought to be boreholes made by clams. For more information, you can read about peanut wood here: https://geology.com/gemstones/peanut-wood/ Edited April 22 by d_day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockandFound Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Send it to Graham Hancock lost ancient civilization haha idk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) I don't see any evidence in the pictures that it is petrified wood. Even petrified wood fragments show end grain patterns. The erosion patterns on the surface are unusual for petrified wood. If I had to pick a story I'd say it looks to me like like a weathered metamorphic with a sandstone or possibly mudstone origin. Worm holes are common in that type of stone. To me it's just another interesting piece of Chalcedony that looks kinda like wood - until I hear a better story. Edited May 6 by clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On the serious note then, you do not have a piece of petrified wood, much less one with a nail in it. What you have is a piece of cross-bedded sandstone or siltstone that has been worn smooth and round by the action of it tumbling in the river. I thought the note about a petrified woodpecker was just brilliant. Had me rolling in the floor! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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