7-1/2" Petrified Swamp Bog (Gary Green) 22a52ec489a60c821ec4226747aefb1c

7-1/2" Petrified Swamp Bog (Gary Green) 22a52ec489a60c821ec4226747aefb1cBetween 11 15 million years ago, during the Miocene time period, a volcano located near what is now called McDermitt, Oregon erupted, spewing ash and debris over a widespread area. That ash, contained a combination of iron, aluminium, potassium, sodium and calcium, which covered everything for miles around, including shallow wetlands. Cattails, fish, amphibians and all other life in those wetlands (bogs) were suffocated by the ash and immediately

Crinoids began life some 530 million years ago

was the Tully Monster determined to be an early vertebrate and likely a jawless fish on the stem lineage of modern-day lampreys

Amber is used for many cosmetic purposes and in the medicinal field

adding to the interest and forming unusual specimens

much the same as in fine wood used for inlay purposes

uprooting much of the agate formations and depositing them along the shores of Lake Superior

measuring from 3 - 3

It is believed that Jade strengthens the body during life

with one of the other minerals commonly being azurite

Stegosaurus had a relatively low brain-to-body mass ratio

having been first discovered in Malheur County

a small tribe that have dwelled in the great Sonoran Desert for thousands of years