HUNTING CHALCEDONY CRYSTAL #mining #gemstones | Muhammad Krista

On the hunt for petrified wood in Wyoming! The colors and bubbly textures of these #BlueForest specimens are pretty dreamy! ⚒️ . Petrified wood is typically found in what was once a low lying swampy area. When large fallen trees settled there and were buried, they decayed very slowly over time leaving behind branch and log-shaped voids. A silica-rich fluid then filled in these spaces and replaced the wood with mineralization. A favorite amongst #rockhounds, the expansive Blue Forest in Wyoming g