June 9, 2014

Monday Geology Picture(s): More Petrified Wood at Kirstenbosch Garden

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

Petrified log at Kirstenbosch Gardens, held by my husband.

Petrified log at Kirstenbosch Garden, held by my husband.

My apologies again for the light blogging recently. My day job as an industry geologist has been keeping me extremely busy over the past couple of months. However, on Friday my husband and I are to the US for a much-needed three weeks of vacation, including spending time with friends and family whom we see far too rarely. Hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze in a little time for blogging during our vacation. Otherwise, I’ll do my best to pick up the blogging again in about a month. In the meantime, the “Monday Geology Picture” posts will have to tide you over until I can settle down for some real blogging.

Today, I thought I would share some more pictures of the petrified wood that my husband and I recently saw at Kirstenbosch Garden here in our home city of Cape Town, South Africa. Enjoy! True geologists, my husband and I spent far more time looking at the “trees of stone” than at the real trees of the botanical garden.

Sign explaining how petrified wood is formed.

Sign #1 explaining how petrified wood is formed. Click to enlarge.

Sign #2 explaining how petrified wood is formed.

Sign #2 explaining how petrified wood is formed. Click to enlarge.

Sitting on a petrified log.

Sitting on a petrified log.

Petrified wood between the signs about how petrified wood forms.

Petrified wood between the signs about how petrified wood forms.

Petrified wood, with sunglasses for scale.

Petrified wood, with sunglasses for scale.

More petrified wood.

More petrified wood. These are heavier than they look!

My husband Jackie holding some petrified wood.

My husband Jackie holding some petrified wood.