本帖最后由 hank 于 2011-3-26 03:41 编辑
硅化木按照树种,地域,颜色和矿化程度不同来看,都有普品和珍罕品之分。如果和其它矿物伴生,那就更是难得,比如2002年十月丹佛日报有一位地质学家著文说他发现琥珀和硅化木共生的标本,说是比恐龙化石还罕见,全球只有七例。笔者为飨诸网友,追踪到该报的2002年版,说是图片已删,看来是托词。 这里要介绍的是含铀的硅化木,是迄今笔者(2011/3/25 注:在国外网上)发现的首例。标本在一个新墨西哥某地修机场时被发现,地质情况不明。标本在紫外线下有很强的荧光。这是一个很罕见的个例,到底是该植物原本生长在富铀的地域,还是矿化在富铀的硅液里?? 简介一下铀原素:铀的化学性质很活泼,自然界不存在游离的金属铀,总是以化合状态存在着。很多的铀矿物都呈黄色、绿色或黄绿色。有些铀矿物在紫外线下能发出强烈的荧光(见图)。 以下是英文原稿:Over the weekend the El Paso Mineral and Gem Society held its annual gem and mineral show. I am a member of this group and really enjoy being with them. Nice people. Their field trips are great.
It was a great show.
The nicest thing I got at the show is a large piece of opalized petrified wood. It was found years ago when the dam was being built south of the Hatch, New Mexico municipal airport.
The rock stands about 6-1/2 inches (17 cm) tall, so it is a nice size. A big piece, but not so large that it is unmanageable.
And when illuminated with short wave ultraviolet light the trace amounts of uranium in the silicon dioxide in it fluoresces a beautiful bright green. |