PETRIFIED WOOD WAS STUCK IN MY HEAD AND THIS IS WHAT CAME OUT... WHEN I THINK OF PETRIFIED I THINK OF VERY SCARED...IT SEEMS A WEIRD WAY TO DESCRIBE WOOD...I THINK MAYBE PETRIFIED FORESTS WERE USED IN SCARY FAIRY TALES BUT NOT REALLY SURE OF THE ORIGIN OF EITHER PETRIFIED WOOD OR FORESTS....MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT...HOW THAT WHOLE TERM CAME ABOUT...GOOGLED AND FOUND THIS ABOUT THE PETRIFIED FOREST..WOW.... History of the Petrified forest
The Petrified Forest, in Calistoga, California holds one of the finest examples in the world of a preserved ancient forest. This unique site at the gateway to the Napa Valley was created following a violent volcanic explosion 3.4 million years ago.