Large Dugway Geode (with stand) Marcasite with Barite and Pyrite Utah pictorially exhibits the wild

Utah pictorially exhibits the wild breathtaking beauty of Utah’s “Canyon Lands” in miniature form

Attached to the base of the stem are roots which some types of Crinoids use to attach themselves to the sea bed

where silicates bond with the cellulose structure of the wood

Most copper nuggets found in Arizona are relatively small

Mosasaurs gave birth to live young

Large Dugway Geode (with stand) Marcasite with Barite and Pyrite Utah pictorially exhibits the wildWhen volcanic activity occurred in what is now western Utah some 8 million years ago, deposits of the igneous rock rhyolite formed. As the rock cooled, pockets of volcanic gases became trapped and formed cavities. The circulation of groundwater allowed silica and other minerals to precipitate into these cavities and form layers of agate and crystal quartz over the course of millions of years. Today the result is a beautiful and unique variety of