Formation of Opal in the wood!!!!

Opalized wood is a type of petrified wood that is composed of opal rather than chalcedony or another mineral material. It almost always consists of common opal, without play-of-color, but rare instances of petrified wood composed of precious opal are known.

Petrified Wood is a stone of transformation. It assists one to advance to ones highest chosen level. Helps to make one feel safe and secure, calming down survival based fears.

How Does Opalized Wood Form?

One of the most common and best geologic environments for the formation of petrified wood is a forest buried by a volcanic ashfall. In this situation the ash buries the plants and protects them from decay and insect attack. The ash also serves as an abundant source of easily dissolved silica, which will be carried into the wood by moving groundwater where it precipitates in cavities and replaces the solid woody materials. Large deposits of petrified wood in Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Indonesia, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and other parts of the world have formed in this environment.

In most situations, the petrified wood found in these deposits today is composed of chalcedony, but in some situations the wood is composed of opal. Both of these varieties of petrified wood often occur in a single deposit. Because they are both formed from dissolved silica, they are often called "silicified wood".

How To Identify Opalized Wood?

The petrified wood that is easiest to identify has smooth, curvy sections that are often a brownish bark color. Run your hands across these portions and if they're smooth, it's the first sign that you've found petrified wood.

Silicified woods composed of opal can easily be distinguished from those composed of chalcedony by three physical properties. In many instances, the less-common opalized wood is not recognized because most people assume that it is chalcedony and testing is not done. Opal has a lower specific gravity, a lower hardness, and a lower refractive index. Any one of these can be used to separate opal from chalcedony.

Values of the Petrified Wood

Petrified wood is a type of fossil that occurs when wood is turned to stone through processes of mineral replacement or permineralization. 

It takes millions of years for petrified wood to form. The process begins when wood is buried quickly and deeply by water and mineral-rich sediments. 

Petrified wood can assist anyone who is feeling stuck or experiencing being frozen in time. It helps to create balance and offers a foundation from which to launch new goals or undertake a different path. Petrified wood is also a wonderful grounding stone. It helps to calm scattered energies.

This stone helps with mental longevity. It has the ability to soothe emotions, generate calm, and dispel stress. When a Petrified Wood is near, all your fears will simply disappear. Petrified Wood is a very healing and grounding stone that fills you with feelings of security.

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