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Madagascar, Diana
Ambilobe Petrified Wood, Madagascar
Petrified wood site Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Petrified woodAlso reported: agatized wood.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: silicified (petrified) wood
Northern Madagascar yields commercial petrified wood documented in the fossil trade.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Heat, remote
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