Where To Find Petrified Wood In Alberta

This petrified forest is around 35 million years old.

Where to find petrified wood in alberta.

Axel heiberg island in nunavut has a large petrified forest. You can also discover different kinds of petrified woods in other countries in america such as argentina and united states. The smaller pieces can be negotiated. Not far from the left turn from 97th avenue onto the high level bridge is a stump of petrified wood.

Petrified wood if i find petrified wood on the surface on crown land or private land can i collect it for my collection does it require a disposition. Nestled between the wading pools and the periscope near the alberta legislature annex building. Mississippi petrified forest. A fossilized tree stump has been successfully extricated from edmonton s river valley by the small bladdered paddlers who discovered it.

The petrified log now estimated to be more than 70 million. Mississippi is better known for petrified wood and fossils rather than gems. I m selling my collection of petrified wood all hand picked by myself. East of mill city there are basalt layers covering the petrified wood.

Natural petrified wood pieces 2000 carat lots rough rock real fossils nice. During that era maples and fir were frequently found. There petrified wood is commonly found as a sediment of microcrystalline quart in gravel pits throughout the province. The badlands of dinosaur provincial park have yielded petrified wood from the age of dinosaurs photograph courtesy of travel alberta and jeremy klager.

On the west side of the cascades there is petrified wood in most stream beds from eugene to portland from the coast to the foot hills of mill city. I want to sell the bigger pieces for 10 each. Mississippi is a hotbed of fossils and petrified wood. Polished petrified wood fossils from utah.

The collector can keep it in their collection but cannot sell alter or export it without first getting disposition. In and around the north saskatchewan river around the edmonton area. Arizona rainbow petrified wood amazing beautiful color dobell 8p 1oz. I have found a lot of petrified wood and agates while canoeing and fishing on the willamette river.

Throughout other areas of alberta eroded pieces of petrified wood are commonly found in gravel pits and along river banks. An entire petrified forest is found just north of jackson. A lot of four. Petrified logs at petrified forest national park arizona usa canada in the badlands of southern alberta.

I have about 60 lbs total about 280 poeces all different sizes alot of big pieces. Petrified wood is the provincial stone of alberta. Alberta a province in canada even designate petrified wood as their official stone in 1977. Most of these items were found in edmonton river vally.

Yes it is legal to surface collect petrified wood in alberta.