North of fordyce on arkansas hwy 8.
Where to find petrified wood in arkansas.
Our secret private campsite at ruby mountain.
About 25 years ago i found a chunk of petrified wood in my backyard in north little rock but i suspect that it was from someplace else and a former owner left it or buried it there.
Because most specimens are cream to white in color little interest has been expressed by hobbyists in cutting and polishing the material.
It is quite easy to find petrified wood in arkansas but there is no actual petrified forest like what you see in arizona.
We went camping in the arkansas river valley across from mt antero princeton and shivano.
Discovered some petrified wood while camping this last weekend.
Petrified wood silicified petrified wood is present in quaternary gravel deposits in eastern and southern arkansas.
Apparently near there there are petrified wood including palm jaspers banded chert quartz and some opalized wood opal veins.
Check out the travel channel s treasure wiki arkansas page for more information.
Here is a description from the travel channel website.
We also have this curious fossil in arkansas.
Turn at bucksnort on cr 131 east or on cr 101 east.
Petrified wood like other fossils forms when minerals replace the organic material that makes up an organism in this case a tree.
To find out more about arkansas fossils check on the following references.