Petrified Wood look-alikes
Silicified wood (Chalcedony/Quartz)
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Petrified Wood. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Also known as: Flint, Jasper, Agate
Opalized Wood
Opal (Hydrated Amorphous Silica) pseudomorph after wood
Also known as: Opalized Fossil Wood
Coal
Carbonaceous rock
Also known as: Fossil Fuel
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