Egypt, Cairo
Gebel el-Khashab, Egypt
Petrified wood site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Petrified woodAlso reported: silicified logs.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: petrified wood field
The petrified forest east of Cairo (Gebel el-Khashab) is a documented Oligocene petrified wood occurrence.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Desert heat, urban-edge terrain
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