Locality: Saddle Mountain, Washington and north of Quartzsite, Arizona, U.S.A. (a mix from both dig sites)

Geological Age: mixed; the Saddle Mountain pieces are Miocene (about 15 million years old)

Description: These are assorted fossil wood chips and shards from two of my favourite dig spots: Saddle Mountain, Washington, and a site about 20 minutes north of Quartzsite, Arizona. They're the small chips left in the bottom of my bucket after I collect the big chunks, so rather than throw them out or tumble them, I've collected them here for you. The collection includes various species.

Petrified wood is a type of fossil formed when plant material, typically wood, is buried under sediment and then subjected to heat and pressure over millions of years. During this process, the organic material is replaced by minerals, usually silica, which crystallize and preserve the original structure of the wood. The result is a beautiful, often colorful stone that retains the grain and texture of the original wood.

Small
Approximate Size of 1 piece: 3cm x1.5cmm x 2cm
Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 10g

Medium
Approximate Size of 1 piece: 6cm x 3.5cm x 1.5cm
Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 51g

Large
Approximate Size of 1 piece: 8cm x 6.5cm x 4.5m
Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 184g

Quantity: 1pc

Watch Adam, the owner of Rubble Rock and Gem, hunt for petrified wood at Saddle Mountain on our YouTube channel at this link: Petrified Wood - My Saddle Mountain Adventure (youtube.com)

We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.