Post by marmamook on Aug 10, 2021 7:51:07 GMT -5
this is probably the biggest / most beautiful thing i've ever found. get ready for the picture dump. found on top of a bluff in wyoming with some other glacial deposit.
this side was all that was sticking out when i found it initially.
i thought that was the whole piece of wood, but it didn't budge when i tried to pick it up. i dug a minute with a knife but the soil was so packed dry, i felt like i was getting nowhere. i got someone to help yank at the exposed end while i wedge a stick underneath and we finally got it out of the ground.
i've done some research, and the grain makes me think i have a sycamore. also, when i first looked at the surface of the wood i thought this was some mineral buildup on the outside from soil, rainwater, etc. but i now believe it may be petrified algae. here's a look under a microscope.
this side was all that was sticking out when i found it initially.
i thought that was the whole piece of wood, but it didn't budge when i tried to pick it up. i dug a minute with a knife but the soil was so packed dry, i felt like i was getting nowhere. i got someone to help yank at the exposed end while i wedge a stick underneath and we finally got it out of the ground.
i've done some research, and the grain makes me think i have a sycamore. also, when i first looked at the surface of the wood i thought this was some mineral buildup on the outside from soil, rainwater, etc. but i now believe it may be petrified algae. here's a look under a microscope.
