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Petrified wood?

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I found this near my home in Georgia.

I'm thinking it's petrified wood, if so what minerals have taken the woods place?...

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The smooth, waxy appearance puts me in mind that it may be chert, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz. Chert can appear as part of a diagenetic replacement in petrified wood. 

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9 minutes ago, Charmorgia said:

Petrified plant but not wood

I can't really say it's not plant, but I think the indications are weak. Chert nodules take a similar form quite often. 

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