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Escalante, Utah - Petrified Wood (Conifer)
Some of most colorful 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.

Escalante Petrified Wood Utah Real Fine
Item #296
Beautiful Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round - Approx. Size - 12" x 13" x 1" - 6.5 lbs. - $ 195.00

Escalante Utah Petrified Wood WOW!
Item #297
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size 11" x 11" x 1" - 5 lbs - $ 195.00

Escalante Petrified Wood Slab Escalante Center of the Universe Gallery Favorite
Item #298
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab
- Approx. Size - 11" x 12" x 1" - 5 lbs. - $ 225.00

Escalante Petrified Wood Nice colorful Picture
Item #363
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Both Sides Slab - Approx. Size - 3.5" x 5" x .25 " - 105 grams - $ 38.00

Escalante Petrified Wood Way Cool
Item #299
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size - 6" x 9" x 1" - 3 lbs. - $ 95.00

Escalante Utah Petrified Wood Escalante Colors
Item #300
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Specimen Pair - Approx. Size - 2.5" x 4" x 2" - 300 grams - $ 38.00

Escalante Petrified Wood Way Nice Specimen from old stock
Item #301
Outstanding Escalante Petrified Wood Polished Limb Cast - Approx. Size - 2.5" x 3.5" x 2" - 350 grams - $ 30.00

Escalante Petrfied Wood Slab Beautiful Escalante Colors.
Item #302
One Spectacular Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size 11" x 13" x 1" - 6 lbs. - $ 195.00

Escalante Utah Petrified Wood Structure! (lousy picture - a reflection fade out - but a beauty)
Item #303
One Nice Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size 10" x 10" x 1" - 3 lbs. - $ 135.00

Escalante Petrified Wood Rockshop Museum piece here
Item #304
One Great Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size 6.5" x 11" x 1" - 6 lbs. - $ 225.00

Item #304-1 Escalante Petrified Wood Trunk The Blue Wood - What a sculpture!
Item #305
Beautiful Colorful Escalante Petrified Wood large round stump - Approx. Size 12" x 16" x 12" - 135 lbs. - $ 480.00 (plus shipping usa)

Escalante Petrified Wood Too Much!!!...
Item #306
Awesome Colorful Escalante Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slabs - Approx. Sizes 9" x 9" x 1" - 2.5 lbs. - $ 145.00

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Page 1 Blue Forest Wyoming Petrified Wood

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Page 3 Texas Springs, Nevada Petrified Wood

Page 4 Fern & Palm Petrified Wood

Page 5 Petrified Wood Cabochons 1

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