Petrified Wood Escalante Rock Shop

GEM MORRISON, CIRCLE CLIFFS PETRIFIED, HENRY MTN WOODS

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

Item #32-SLN - RARE collector slabs
Awesome Rare Utah Agatized CYCAD (Cycadeoidea) Petrified wood cut & polished display standup specimens (The left 3 available - 35 + lbs) - Approx size - 3 large slabs 1.5" thick approximately 10 inches in height, see ruler - 35 + lbs - $ 1500.00 shipping. Available individually - email or call

Side show
Item #18-SLN
Utah Gem Morrison Petrified Wood contour polished specimen - Approx size 2.5" x 4" x 2" - 1 lb - $ 75.00

Utah Petrified Cycad contour polished specimen

Item #19-SLN
Utah Gem Petrified Cycad Wood contour polished specimen - Approx size 1.5" x 3.5" x 3" - 416 grams- $ 95.00

A spectacular set A-B-C-D
Item #20-SLN
4 Petrified Wood Utah Gem Morrison cut & polished slab specimens - Approx size ea. 3.5 " x 4" x .5" - 2.5 lbs - $ 95.00

Item #21-SLN
Gem Utah Cycad Petrified Wood contour polished specimen - Approx size 3" x 3.5" x 1" - 270 grams - $ 85.00

Front view outstanding
Item #22-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Gem Chinle contour polished specimen - Approx size ea. 2.5" x 5" x 2.5" - 2 lbs - $ 195.00

Great Specimen.
Item #23-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Gem Morrison polished display specimen - Approx size 1.5" x 2.5" x 2" - 175.5 grams - $ 35.00

WOW! A real find!
Item #24-SLN
Gem Morrison Gem Petrified Wood cut & polished limb cast halves specimens - Approx size ea. 1.5" x 2" x 1.5" - 184.2 & 164.5 grams - $ 95.00

A spectacular specimen
Item #25-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Gem Morrison cut & polished standup specimen - Approx size 1.25" x 2.5" x 2.5" - 267 grams- $ SOLD

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 - $ 195.00

Wild and Red
Item #27-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Gem Morrison cut & polished slab display specimen - Approx. Size 3" x 3.5" x 1" - 373 grams $ SOLD

RARE cycad department
Item #28-SLN
An Outstanding Utah Morrison Petrified Cycad cut & polished pair - Approx size ea. 3" x 3" x 1.5" - 444.5 & 390 grams - $ 125.00

RARE and real fine
Item #29-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Gem Morrison cut & polished slab display specimen - Approx size ea. 3 " x 4.5" x .5" - 179.5 grams - $ SOLD

Crazy Cool 200 myo Circle Cliffs
Item #30-SLN
Petrified Wood Utah Circle Cliffs cut & polished slab display specimen - Approx size 4" x 7" x .75" - 600 grams - $ SOLD

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