by sysadmin | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood- Araucaria- Hanson Creek, Morrison Formation, Henry Mountains, Utah. Jurassic period. 16.25 inches across
by sysadmin | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood- Spruce- Hubbard Basin, Elko, County, Nevada 10.5″ across. This specimen is loaded with branch knots.
by sysadmin | Feb 6, 2016 | Blog
Axinite (Fe) with Quartz- Bor Pit, Dal’negorsk B deposit, Dal’negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia. 18 cm x 18 cm This is a very rare, large plate of ferronaxinite from the mines at Dal’negorsk, with sharp...
by sysadmin | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood- Woodworthia with Calcite center- Winslow, Arizona. 17 ” across
by sysadmin | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog
Diamond in Conglomerate- Formosa River, Bahia, Brazil. From the collection of Dr. R W M Woodside. Old specimen label #450 Specimen is 10 cm across, Diamond is 5mm across
by sysadmin | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Hematite pseudomorph after Magnetite- Payún volcano, Altiplano de Payún Matru, Mendoza, Argentina. 6.5 inches tall A massive example of this pseudomorph, with many elongated, hoppered crystals. Along with the stunning sculptural form of the original magnetite...
by sysadmin | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog
Agatized Coral Fossil- Withlacoochee River, Madison County, Florida. Oligocene-Miocene- 38 to 25 mya. 10″ tall
by sysadmin | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog
Petrified Arborescent Horsetail-Calamites Arthropithys- Northern Tocantins Petrified Forest, State of Tocantins, Brazil. Permian period 6.25″ across. Horsetails (sphenopsids) are closely related to ferns.
by sysadmin | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog
Petrified tree fern-Tempskya readii- Dakota Formation, Southeastern Utah. Cretaceous period 8″ across From good friend Jim Bowen.
by sysadmin | Jan 30, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood-Serviceberry(Amelanchier sp.)- Trout Creek Formation, Bretz Mine Airport Site, Malheur County, Oregon. Miocene epoch. 13″ across This site is near McDermitt, Nevada, just over the border, into Oregon.