A Wonder of Stones
 
Utah Salina Canyon wonderstone is one of the most dramatically colorful types of wonderstone found in the West. "Wonderstone" is a category of rhyolite rocks and it comes in a lot of varieties in several western states, but none of it looks quite like Salina Canyon wonderstone. There's a secret about this type of rock that you need to know.
 
Salina Canyon wonderstone is a layer between existing formations. (Called a laccolith by geologists. This one is only a few inches thick.) The entire layer was broken into chunks and then after that it became wonderstone. The entire deposit is broken into pieces that fit together in the ground like a jigsaw puzzle. These rocks were broken this way millions of years ago.
 
As Mother Nature metamorphized volcanic tuff to create this colorful rock, the color "soaked in" from the surface of each nodule to the center. This created the varying spheres of color from the outside in.
 
Often, the chunks have a black center. Some people like the dramatic contrast between a black center and tan layers. Others don't. (If this rock is not what you like, send me a message. I have more.)
 
If you search for "Utah Wonderstone" you'll find lots of hits for a rock found a hundred miles or so north of Salina Canyon called Vernon Hills wonderstone. Vernon Hills is a much more common pastel colored rock.
 
This rock makes great polished pieces. One of my customers sent pictures of some Salina Canyon Wonderstone that he polished.

This listing is for the rock pictured at the frront of the pictures. The others are there to show what the rock looks like when polished. One of the pictures is a finished piece of jewelry using Salina Canyon Wonderstone that was made by David Horste at his Etsy Store, DVHdesignsLAPIDARY.