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Escalante, Utah - Petrified Wood (Conifer) - Hubbard Basin - Henry Mountains Petrified Wood

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.

Item #601
Beautiful Unidentified Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Specimen - Approx. Size 4" x 4" x 3" - 410 grams. - $ 35.00

Way cool includes some quartz crystals
Item #602
Beautiful Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Limb Cast - Approx. Size 2" x 2.75" x 4 " - 179.5 grams - $ 35.00

Item #603
Beautiful Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Round Slab - Approx. Size 12" x 13" x 1" - 3 lbs - $ 295.00

Item #604
Beautiful Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Limb Cast - Approx. Size 2" x 2.75" x 4 " - 179.5 grams - SOLD

Item #605
Beautiful Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Slab - Approx. Size 4" x 4" x 1" - 179.5 grams - $ 35.00

Item #606
Beautiful Petrified Tree Fern Polished Limb Cast - Approx. Size 4" x 8" x 4" - 4 lbs. - $ 125.00

Item #607
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 6" x 6" x 1.5" - 3 lbs. - $ 85.00

Breathtaking
Item #608
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 4.5" x 8" x 2.5" - 4 lbs. - $ 125.00

Item #67
Henry Mountains Petrified Tree Fern Cut & Polished Slab - Approx. size 1.5" x 3" x 2.25" - 105 grams - $ 20.00

Item #608
Beautiful Henry Mountain Utah Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Limb Cast Pair - Approx. Sizes 1" x 1" x 3" - 335 grams total - $ 30.00

A Double Take
Item #700
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 5.25" x 7.5" x 1.5" - 5 lbs. - $ 195.00

Too Much
Item #701
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Standup Polished Slab - Approx. Size 8" x 8" x 1.5" - 3.5 lbs. - SOLD

Awesome Specimen
Item #702
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 6.5" x 9" x 4" - 8 lbs. - $ 195.00

Item #703
Beautiful Henry Mountain Petrified Wood Polished Limb Cast - Approx. Size 2" x 3" x 2.75" - 276 grams - SOLD

What a piece of artwork
Item #704
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 7" x 8" x 1" - 5 lbs. - $ 175.00

Wow!
Item #705
Outstanding Hubbard Basin, Nv Petrified Wood Cut & Polished Standup Slab - Approx. Size 5" x 7.5 " x 1" - 2 lbs. - SOLD

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