Badger Pocket Petrified Wood Slab - Intricate Sycamore Pattern - Ultra Rare 1940s Washington
This high-grade old stock Badger Pocket displays the intricate elongated sycamore pattern that makes this material legendary. From the single sycamore tree extracted in the 1940s at what is now the Yakima Valley Firing Range, every piece is irreplaceable. The complex patterns are so detailed it seems impossible they're natural, making this an exceptional specimen.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Material: Natural Badger Pocket Petrified Wood
• Dimensions: 54mm x 46mm x 4mm (Inches - 2.1" x 1.8" x 0.2")
• Weight: 24 grams (0.85 oz)
• Rarity: Ultra Rare
• Origin: Yakima Valley Firing Range, Washington, USA
• Condition: Unpolished slab - ready for your project
Badger Pocket Petrified Wood is among the world's most rare lapidary-grade petrified woods. Badger Pocket was mined in the 1940s in what is now the Yakima Valley Firing Range. Only one sycamore tree of this material was ever extracted, and every piece comes from that original tree. Even 80 years later, this material remains wildly popular, as it represents one of the finest petrified sycamore trees ever discovered.
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL
From the only tree ever extracted, this piece features the exceptional sycamore grain that made Badger Pocket famous. The site is now an active firing range, making existing specimens irreplaceable pieces of lapidary history.
PERFECT FOR
• Museum-quality collections
• Ultra-rare fossil wood collectors
• Investment-grade specimens
PHOTO NOTE: All photos wet to show polish potential, except last photo (dry) to examine natural flaws. Colors may vary on monitors.
This listing is for the exact piece shown in photos.
