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26. Yellow Cat. Full round log end. Gorgeous colors and patterns. A wonder. 7 by 13 cm polished face; 2.5 cm thick; thirteen ounces. $1500

27. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Red ivory. A truly fantastic piece of this type. Creamy red ivory. Full round thick log section cut on both sides and polished on one. Pictured in Ancient Forests on page 278. 9.5 by 6 cm polished face; 3 cm thick; fourteen ounces. $500

28. Henry Mountains, North Wash Knob. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Full round log section cut on both sides and polished on one. Appears in Ancient Forests on page 274. 11 by 7 cm polished face; up to 33 mm thick; fifteen ounces. $1200

29. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah full round thick log end cut and polished on one side. A perfect gem. 8.5 by 6 cm polished face; 3.5 cm thick; fourteen ounces. $400

30. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah full round thick log end cut and polished on one side. Another perfect gem. Appears in Ancient Forests on page 282. 8 by 6 cm polished face; 3 cm thick; eight ounces. $400

31. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah full round thick log end cut and polished on one side. Fantastic preservation in an unusual, interesting form with a wonderfully colorful pattern. 7.5 by 4 cm polished face; 5 cm thick; eight ounces. $300

32. Colorado Plateau. Dinosaur bone marrow. Probable Henry Mountain area. Jurassic, Morrison formation. 3 by 5 cm polished face; 8 cm long; eight ounces. When wandering around the wilds of the Colorado Plateau looking for fossil wood, one cannot help finding dinosaur bone fragments, often mineralized in beautiful colors. Bone fossilizes in pretty much the same way the wood does under similar conditions. My personal policy has been to avoid collecting bone in the wild because it’s controversial. About 35 years ago, I found a baby dinosaur skeleton in the Henry Mountain vicinity. I was excited about it, so I covered in back up. When I returned to Grand Junction, I went to the BLM office and reported it to their archeologist. He told me they didn’t have time to check out all the reports of dinosaur fossils they received. I returned to the location in Utah a few years later and the dinosaur was gone. I have found several large dinosaur bone deposits over the years. I also tried reporting them to the Museum of Western Colorado, but no one really seemed to care. Based on my personal observations, I can tell you that uncollected dinosaur bone at the surface disintegrates into sand faster than one might think – in just a few years sizeable bones completely disappear to erosion. I got this piece at a rock shop. I believe it’s fossilized dinosaur bone marrow. $400

33. Circle Cliffs. Triassic; Chinle formation. Utah full round remarkably perfect probable Araucaria log section. One natural end. Appears in Ancient Forests on page 277. Driftwood shape – glassy. 8 by 5 cm polished face; 6.5 cm long; eight ounces. $125

34. Henry Mountains, North Wash Knob. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah round branch section cut on both sides and polished on one. This is one of the first pieces of petrified wood I owned. 4.5 by 4.5 cm polished face; 15 mm thick; two ounces. $150

35. Henry Mountains, Hansen Creek. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah full round log section, polished on one side. Geologic perfection – Art from the Universe. 6.5 by 6 cm polished face; 33 mm thick; nine ounces. $300

36. Henry Mountains, southern or western drainage. Jurassic; Morrison formation. Utah full round log section, polished on one side. Old time surface-collected specimen, solid and attractive with rare mineralization. 6.5 by 4 cm polished face; 9 cm long; fourteen ounces. SOLD

37. Mesozoic, Colorado Plateau. Full round cut on both ends and polished on one. Unsure of location other than as noted. It’s an interesting piece to view with a microscope. It seems to be a petrified log that’s on its way to becoming all mineral. 4.5 by 7.5 cm polished face; 6.5 cm tall; fourteen ounces. $150

38. Henry mountains; southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Full round cut on both ends and polished on one. Pictured in Petrified Wood on page 110. 5 by 7 cm polished face; 4 cm tall; eight ounces. $200

39. Reptilian eye. Escalante. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Full round cut on both ends and polished on one. Pictured in Petrified Wood on page 106. 73 by 48 mm polished face; 22 mm tall; four ounces. $200

40. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic; Morrison formation. Utah full round branch section, polished on both ends. One of the finest fossil wood specimens ever found. Take a look. 6 by 3.5 and 5 by 3.5 cm polished faces; 6 cm long; seven ounces. $800

41. Henry Mountains, southern drainage. Jurassic, Morrison formation. Utah full round limb, cut and polished on one end and natural on the other. Artistic. 5 by 4 cm polished face; 4.5 cm tall; five ounces. SOLD

42. Henry Mountain red wood. Little Rocky Mountains section of the Henry Mountains. Information received from a rock dealer from Richfield. I tried to find the location myself but had no luck, other than not sliding off a cliff in my truck, which was a close call. Mesozoic. I love the colors. This was new material to me, and I’ve never seen it anywhere else. I worked out a deal to get more and even paid the guy, but I didn’t get a thing in return. It was as if he fell off the face of the earth. Utah full round limb cut and polished on one end. 33 by 50 mm polished face; 7 cm long; eight ounces. SOLD

43. Henty Mountain red wood. Little Rocky Mountains section of the Henry Mountains. Utah full round limb cut and polished on one end. 33 by 35 mm polished face; 3.5 cm long; two ounces. $200

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