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GEM MORRISON & CIRCLE CLIFFS 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.

RARE collector specimens - you won't find these on ebay
Item #32-SLN
Outstanding Utah Agatized CYCAD (Cycadeoidea) Petrified wood cut & polished specimens - Approx size - 5 large slabs - 50 +lbs - $ 2,500.00 + shipping

A real beauty
Item #18-SLN
Way cool Utah Morrison Petrified Agate Wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 2.5" x 3.25" x 2.5" - 498.8 grams - $ 50.00

A spectacular specimen
Item #34-DM
Awesome Utah Morrison Petrified Agate Wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 8" x 9" x 1.5" - 7 lbs - $ 325.00

A real spectacular #2 specimen (crap picture, better in person)
Item #35-DM
Awesome Utah Morrison Petrified Agate Wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 9" x 10" x 2.5" - 10 lbs. - $ SOLD

The Unusual
Item #21-SLN
Utah Unknown Petrified Palm Wood? cut and polished specimen - Approx size ea. 2" x 2.35" x 1.5" - 243.3 grams - $ 35.00

Genuine Morrison
Item #22-SLN
Awesome Utah Morrison Petrified Agate Wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 3.5" x 3.5" x 2" - 2 lbs. - $ SOLD

Great Specimen.
Item #23-SLN
Beautiful Colorful Utah Morrison Petrified Wood polished specimen slab- Approx size 4" x 5" x 1" - 350 grams - $ 45.00

WOW! A real find! from the stash
Item #24-SLN
Gem Morrison Gem Petrified Wood cut & polished cycad specimens - Approx size ea. 1.5" x 2" x 1.5" - 184.2 & 164.5 grams - $ 98.00

This is the best. Only one available
Item #25-DM
Beautiful Colorful Old Stock Circle Cliffs Petrified Wood contour polished large round specimen - Approx size 18" x 18 " x 11" - 250 lbs. - $ Sale pending. Shipping is not available. Customer must make pick up arrangements.

RARE & Exquisite from the stash
Item #26-SLN
Morrison Cycad Petrified Wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size 1.5" x 3.5' x 3.5" - 486.5 grams - $ 295.00

Real Wild and Exotic
Item #27-SLN
Unknown Morrison Utah Petrified Wood cut & polised specimen - Approx size 2.5" x 6.5" x 3.5" - 1.25 lbs - $ SOLD

Yes on these RARE ones
Item #28-SLN
An Outstanding Utah Petrified Cycad cut & polished pair - Approx size ea. 3" x 3" x 1.5" - 444.5 & 390 grams - $ 120.00

RARE and real fine
Item #29-SLN
Another Outstanding Utah Petrified Cycad cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 2" x 4.25" x 2.75" - 545 grams - $ SOLD

Morrison gem
Item #30-SLN
Outstanding Utah Morrison Petrified agate wood cut & polished specimen - Approx size ea. 2.5" x 5" x 2" - 583.4 grams - $ 75.00

Unusual specimens
Item #31-SLN
Another Outstanding Utah Petrified wood cut & polished pair - Approx size ea. 3" x 5" x 1.5" - 482.5 & 283.5 grams - $ 95.00

Exquisite pair - They Stand Up too!
Item #33-BB
Awesome Gem Utah Morrison Petrified Wood cut & polished slabs pair - Approx size ea. 3" x 5.5 " x .6" - 630 grams - $ SOLD

One nice solid round specimen
Item #34-DM
Great unknown maybe Utah? cut & polished petrified wood round specimen- Approx size ea. 11" x 11" x 2" - 15 lbs. - $ 595.00

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