Abstract
Fossil wood is petrified wood in which all the organic material has been replaced by minerals (silica and a type of quartz), while preserving the structure of the wood. The purpose of this study was to determine the macroscopic characteristics of wood fossils in general, including their specific gravity, hardness, color, and anatomical features. This research encompassed a survey of fossil discovery locations, the creation of macroscopic wood fossil samples, observation of their macroscopic characteristics, and the measurement of wood hardness as well as the calculation of wood fossil density. The results revealed that the characteristics of the surface cross-section of the fossil samples were dominated by light brown, dark brown, and whitish gray colors. The macro characteristics of the samples exhibited a typical hardwood plant cell structure, characterized by vessels (pores). Unlike previously discovered wood fossils in this area, the wood fossil has axial intercellular canals. The recorded hardness value on the Mohs scale was 5, and the density was measured at 2.7.
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