Clio, Alabama - Petrified Wood
October 31, 2008
The Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society had a scheduled field trip on Friday, October 31, 2008 to Clio, Alabama to collect petrified wood. We had a good turnout and the weather was perfect-70 degrees and a beautiful bright sunny day. We all met in downtown Clio where we all introduced ourselves to Herb Whittington, the leader for the day. From there we took the short drive over to the collecting site. The site was just off the road and we were able to park inside the fence about 20 feet from where the wood was lying on the ground. It was just a matter of finding the pieces that you wanted and getting them weighed up for payment. The wood from here is covered with druzy crystals and is excellent for display.
Photos by Craig Hamilton, Gary Maddox, and Mickey Cecil

The meeting spot-downtown Clio.	The collecting area.
View of the collecting area from under the pine trees.	Jason and Herb starting to collect.
Craig Hamilton finding some nice pieces .	Father and son spending the day collecting.
Even Barbara Cecil joins in on the fun.	Melissa, Frances and Curtis Siver hauling a load.
Lory & Gary Maddox and Mickey & Barbara Cecil getting caught up.	Herb weighing folks in.
The Hamilton's haul.	Jason and Craig packing up (hold it, hold it).
The Maddoxes with their wood.	Shelley Zimmerman and Dave Cass packing up.
OK, how much does it weigh?	It really does weigh over 200 lbs.
Small piece of Clio petrified wood.	Another specimen of Clio petrified wood.

JGMS