Petrified Palmwood (Palmoxylon sp.) became the "Official Stone" of Texas in (1969).  Texas was once home to a lush tropical forest.  During this time some of the palm trees that fell into the mineral rich mud, became petrified before having a chance to decay.  Petrified palmwood, is actually a quartz-like stone.  The organic wood cells were replaced over time by minerals, often retaining the detailed shape of the original prehistoric wood.  Petrified wood is often called the most beautiful of all fossils. Petrified palmwood can be found in many parts of the state, but is especially common in the East Texas Piney Woods region, and along the Gulf Coast in the Toledo Bend area.  It was left by trees that grew when the Gulf of Mexico's shoreline was much farther north.

Texas' State Stone - Petrified Palmwood

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