[Rockhounds] petrified wood from Glass Buttes, OR?

[DonH]

Tim Fisher wrote:

> No. Sounds like petrified wood. There is mahogany, black, and sheen 
> obsidian and misc. volcanic rock at Glass Buttes. There is 
> opalite/myrickite next door at the old mercury mines. The closest 
> petrified wood is at Hampton Buttes and your piece doesn't sound like it 
> comes from there (it's usually green or "woody" colors, not red). What 
> is your neighbor smoking? :D


Thanks for the quick answer... so you're saying there is no petrified 
wood at Glass Buttes?

I will ask him EXACTLY where he got it.

Be nice... this is just a case of someone trying to give the best 
explanation they have with what they know.  I could imagine someone 
mistaking this for a piece of pahoe'hoe flow.  photo later this evening.

Best,
Don