The Drake Company Stone Cutting and Polishing Works once dominated the east side of the falls of the Big Sioux River. The company was started by James Haines Drake in 1883. The operation was comprised ...

Petrified wood is a fossil that is the remains of ancient vegetation, most commonly ancient trees. It occurs by a natural action known as permineralization, a process in which mineral deposits take on ...

This rosy-pink chunk of petrified wood from Utah's Chinle Formation is the oldest-known fire-scarred fossil. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After serving nearly 30 years as a doorstop for a nuclear physicist, a ...

Have you ever heard of a curse associated with the Petrified Forest? Well, no, I hadn't. But turns out there is such a thing. First of all, does everyone know about the Petrified Forest? I would think ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dutch national Rijksmuseum made an embarrassing announcement last week that one of its most loved possessions, a moon rock, is a fake -- just an old piece of petrified wood that's ...

The film "The Petrified River Story of Uranium" explores the geological history of the Southwest United States, particularly the Colorado Plateau, which is rich in uranium deposits. It traces the ...

After 225 million years, you could say Opal was more than ready for her closeup, Mr. DeMille. Only her name probably shouldn't be Opal — Agatha might actually be closer to her correct geological ...

L-23 (Little Colorado River Gravel Chert, Petrified Wood, Agate, Chalcedony): Not a direct collection from outcrop; Provenience includes samples from gravel deposits; Collection includes raw material, ...