One day my family and I went to Pennsylvania. We went to a creek named Kishacoquillas Creek (known by the local folks as "Kish" creek) and went swimming. My dad said "Come over here I found something." So I went over there. He found a piece of petrified wood. It is only about 1 inch tall and across. When I got home I cleaned it with water and took a look at it. It actually was a piece of petrified wood.
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| Kishacoquillas Creek |
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| Small piece of petrified wood found near Kish Creek |
Also another time I was in Pennsylvania, we climbed a mountain called
Jacks mountain. Jacks Mountain is a geological wonder, well known for containing fossils, especially brachipods and other marine fossils and petrified wood. Mountains in Pennsylvania are made of many layers of rock - the fossils on Jack's Mountain are found in the top sandstone layer
Jack's Mountain in Central Pennsylvania
We climbed up the mountain by following a trail known as the
1000 steps. When we got to the top we also found a bigger piece of petrified wood - even larger than the one pictured below. I did not bring that one back because it was far too big, about 150 pounds.
Jacks Mountain is filled with petrified wood. Some of the steps are made of huge chunks of the fossils. Early 20th Century mining unearthed the fossils. We saw large pieces on the climb up to the top of the mountain. I was able to find a size of petrified wood that could be carried and I brought it home with me.
Overall Jacks Mountain is a great place to find fossils.
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| This is the 1000 steps |
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| This is the big piece of petrified wood I found |
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| This is a huge piece on the mountain trail. |
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