Lake Ronkonkoma. 1  This centrally located Suffolk County hamlet is perfectly situated for easy commuting, with an LIRR station, the Long Island Expressway and the Long Island MacArthur Airport within its borders.
Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning rock or stone; literally wood turned into stone) is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree or tree-like plants having completely transitioned to stone by the process of permineralization.rtificial petrified wood has been produced in a Washington laboratory. In the process, small cubes of pine are soaked in an acid bath for two days, then in a silica solution for another two. The product is then cooked at 1400 Â°C in an argon atmosphere for two hours.
Petrified wood is actually stone that looks exactly like wood. Petrified wood is actually stone that looks exactly like wood. The detail in the stones is amazing-it looks just like wood but is much stronger and heavier. You can even see the tree rings.Petrified wood literally means wood turned into stone.The word petrify comes from the Greek word petro or rock - Petrify means to change organic matter into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposits.ou can even see the tree rings. Petrified wood literally means wood turned into stone. The word petrify comes from the Greek word petro or rock - Petrify means to change organic matter into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposits.