Gallatin Forest Petrified Wood
Includes: Specimen Ridge, Bighorn Peak Petrified Wood
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Gallatin Forest
Petrified Wood ranges from reds to yellows with inclusions of milky white.
"Wood grain" and rings are present in the material. The outer
cortex ranges from chalky whites to pale yellows.
Texture: Medium to fine grain
Luster: Dull cortex to waxy interior
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Distribution:
Gallatin Forest Petrified Wood is associated with the Sepulcher
Formation, Absaroka Volcanic Supergroup of Yellowstone. Primarily found
in the Gallatin Region of Yellowstone National Park along Specimen Ridge
and Bighorn Peak in
Yellowstone.
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