But most miraculous of all is its petrified wood - hence the park name - which looks like sparkling gems in the desert sun. Travel journalist, Monica Humphries, told Business Insider the park ...

But most miraculous of all is its petrified wood - hence the park name - which looks like sparkling gems in the desert sun. Travel journalist, Monica Humphries, told Business Insider the park is her ...

To see if the petrified wood was actually disappearing at an alarming ... and mantels. In the 1890s gem collectors began dynamiting logs searching for amethyst and quartz crystals.

Visitors could look at tables full of fossils, gems and rocks and purchase some to start or add to their collections.