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GEM MORRISON PETRIFIED WOOD

Some of the most colorful, rare, sought after and coveted of all the petrified woods.

Over 135 million years ago, the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, was closer to the equator and tropical. Dinosaurs roamed the area. The plant life consisted mostly of cycads, ferns and conifers. The earth was geologically unstable. Floods and erosion would uproot trees and plants depositing them in flood plains and along sand bars. Later, volcanic ash covered the area.

In order for the trees to petrify, they had to be buried quickly with mud and silt to eliminate oxygen which would cause them to deteriorate. Ground water rich in silicon dioxide and other chemicals would saturate the buried trees. The reds, browns and yellows result primarily from compounds of iron, while manganese and other minerals account for the purples and dark blues. Through a mineralization process on the cellular level, and by silicon dioxide acting as a cementing agent, the wood became petrified. This process took millions of years!

This area lies within the Colorado Plateau, which has been uplifting for about 40 million years. These upheavals of the earths crust break the logs into irregular sections and exposes them to the forces of erosion. After being exposed the logs are further cracked and broken by the effects of freezing and thawing water that seeps into the cracks.

These are a pair of real beauties. Order now.
Item #18-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Petrified Wood cut & polished halves specimens - Approx size ea. 2.5" x 4.5" x 1" - 610 grams total - $ 75.00

Item #19-SLN
Beautiful Morrison Petrified Wood cut & polished pair specimens - Approx size ea. 2" x 2" x 1" - 313 grams - $ 48.00

Rainbow pair - Wow!
Item #20-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Petrified Wood cut & polished halve specimens - Approx size ea. 2" x 3" x 1.5" - 2.5 lbs. Total - $ 145.00

We like this one.
Item #21-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Petrified Wood cut and contour polished limb cast - Approx size 2" x 2.5" x 1" - 219.5 grams - $ 30.00

Beautiful Collector Specimen
Item #22-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Petrified Wood cut and polished specimen - Approx size 2.25" x 2.25" x 2.25" - 389.5 grams - $ 38.00

Great Specimen
Item #23-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Petrified Wood contour polished specimen - Approx size 1.5" x 3" x 2" - 201 grams - $ 30.00

WOW! This is nice!
Item #24-SLN
Beautiful Southern Utah Petrified Wood contour polished end limb specimen - Approx size 2.25" x 2.5" x 1.5" - 222 grams - $ 30.00

This is the best. No more in the making. Only one of these available buy now!
Item #25-DM
Beautiful Colorful Southern Utah Old Stock Petrified Wood contour polished large round specimen - Approx size 18" x 22" x 14" - 300 lbs. - $ 3,000.00 plus Shipping & Handling

Real Fine
Item #27-SLN
Beautiful Henry Mountains Petrified Wood cut & polished slab - Approx size 4" x 4.5" x .75" - 446 grams - $ 62.00

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