To see if the petrified wood was actually disappearing at an alarming ... and mantels. In the 1890s gem collectors began dynamiting logs searching for amethyst and quartz crystals.

turning the wood to stone. Today, visitors to Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park not only have the chance to see fossilized ginkgo wood but over 50 petrified tree species. Although the trees no ...

There was also a raffle ticket with a prize that was Mississippi-inspired. Magnolia and pine gem trees were placed on a large piece of petrified wood from Yazoo County. The ticket prize is worth ...

will hold its Annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 8, and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 9 at the Western Illinois University Union Ballroom. The theme of this year's ...