I asked a question in all seriousness. I believe your answer to be
flippantly given. I'm sure you meant no disrespect, however.
In light of Mt. St. Helens and the ensuing " flood" and it's results and
since the effect was a miniature Grand Canyon ( for some reason I
remember thinking it was a 1/40 th scale model ) proving the small amount
of time ( compared to the geological scale ) needed to accomplish a
geological feat how long do you think this process really
takes?
Wow, was that a run on sentence or what?
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:36:10 -0800 "RangerTP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>As long as it takes for God to speak it into existence
>
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>Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 8:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [RR] Petrified Wood . . .
>
>
>| In your opinion, how long do you think this process really
>takes?
>|
>|On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 23:04:03 -0800 "RangerTP"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>|writes:
>|> How does petrified wood form?
>|>
>|>----------------------------------------------------------
>--
>|>----------
>|>
>|>Petrified wood is wood that has turned to stone. Often it
>|>shows beautiful colors that were not present in the
>original
>|>wood. How does wood turn to stone?
>|>
>|>When wood dies it begins decaying immediately. To become
>|>petrified it must be quickly covered by a layer of
>volcanic
>|>ash, mud, or other material that excludes oxygen, thus
>|>preventing it from decaying.
>|>
>|>If conditions are right, the organic part of the wood
>|>dissolves slowly, and at the same time minerals replace
>the
>|>organic matter, duplicating its structure exactly. The
>|>mineral replacement can be silica, calcite, pyrite, or
>|>marcasite.
>|>
>|>The colors are caused by impurities in the replacing
>|>mineral. The most common impurity is iron, which causes
>|>red, orange, or yellow colors. Manganese or copper can
>|>cause blue, black, or green colors.
>|>
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