GPS Coordinates of

Petrified Forest United States

Central address: 4100 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, USA

Elevation: 291.716
Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Latitude: 38° 33' 20.844'' N
Longitude: 122° 38' 20.2632'' W

Petrified Forest, United States

The latitude of Petrified Forest is 38.555790, and the longitude is -122.638962. Petrified Forest is located in Calistoga, United States with the gps coordinates of 38° 33' 20.844'' N and 122° 38' 20.2632'' W. The category of Petrified Forest are Forests, Geologic Formations.

Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone"; literally "wood turned into stone") is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (mostly a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment or volcanic ash and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral-laden water flowing through the covering material deposits minerals in the plant's cells; as the plant's lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mold forms in its place. The organic matter needs to become petrified before it decomposes completely. The process lasts millions of years. A forest where such material has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.

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Forests, Geologic Formations