Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood 7-8mm round beads (ETB01130)

"Peanut wood" is a silicified (petrified) wood, generally of a black/brown colour with numerous white borings, which were made by a marine wood-boring bivalve, Teredo. This petrified wood was called peanut wood because the patterns resemble peanuts.

Dimensions of beads:

Size:  7-8 mm
- this is only an approximate, the size varies slightly.

Length: 16 inches
Finishing: Polished