Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood Flatrate Box Old Stock Rough with Bark and Grain

🌲 Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood Flatrate Box Old Stock Rough with Bark and Grain

This 27 lb flatrate box of Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood comes from old stock and displays excellent wood grain structures and bark textures on the outside of most pieces. These specimens are versatile and can be cut into slabs for cabbing, used as natural display material, or even enjoyed as garden bed or aquarium accents. A great opportunity to work with classic fossil wood from a historic Washington locality.

The photos you see are the same exact stones you will receive. They are taken wet to demonstrate the color popping that will occur once polished.

🔹 Key Features
Material & Origin: Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood, 100% natural, Washington State, USA
Dimensions (Inches): Mixed sizes
Weight (approx): ~27 lbs
Unique Characteristics: Wood grain, bark preservation, old stock collection material
(You will receive the exact box shown in photos.)

📝 Material Overview, History, and Geology
Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood is a long-standing Washington classic for rockhounds and collectors. Old stock material from this site was once freely traded, but today Saddle Mountain is managed as a public recreational dig area where new finds are limited to personal use only. The pieces offered here come from older collections and are fully legal for commercial lapidary use and resale.

This material formed during the Miocene epoch, around 15 million years ago, when trees were buried in volcanic ash within the Wanapum Basalt Formation. Over time, the organic material was replaced with silica, preserving much of the original structure. The deposit includes both conifers and hardwoods, with many specimens retaining remarkable detail of the wood grain and bark.

Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood is well known for its intricate wood patterns, well-defined bark textures, and a broad range of natural colors. Each piece captures a moment of Earth’s deep past, making it both a collectible fossil and a versatile lapidary material.

📏 Additional Notes
Natural Stone: These are rough stones, 100% natural. Expect natural fractures, inclusions, or pits formed during fossilization - these are part of its character, not flaws.
Photos: All photos are taken wet to highlight color and grain. This material is not polished.

Collector’s Highlight
A substantial 27 lb old stock box of Saddle Mountain Petrified Wood with strong bark and grain detail—ideal for cabbing, display, or fossil collections.