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Part 1: Retrieving a large chunk of petrified wood - a challenging fossil hunt

8m • Documentary • 2020

Craig and I head back to try and retrieve the large piece of petrified wood that we couldn't get to last time before the tide has chased us away. T...

Craig and I head back to try and retrieve the large piece of petrified wood that we couldn’t get to last time before the tide has chased us away. Turns out it is much bigger than we initially thought! It just kept going as we dug deeper and deeper.

We tried our best but in the end we decided we need better tools! Please let me know if you know of any tricks to move large pieces of rock by hand!

Thanks to everyone that has been sending me photos to use in the slide show, I love seeing all the finds!

Please email me pictures of your finds that you want featured to: mamlambo82@gmail.com

I also have a rockhounding channel which features agate and petrified wood hunting which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIYDaFNKo2UHkJg7mlwRQQ

You can contact me the following ways: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamlambo_nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mamlambofossils/ Email: mamlambo82@gmail.com

Postal address: Mamlambo PO Box 78018 7648 New Zealand

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