Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood freeform beads (ETB00852)

Peanut Fossil

"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:  
-The smallest: 23 x 32 mm
-The Largest: 30 x 45 mm
 
- this is only an approximate, the size varies slightly.

Length: 16 inches

Finishing: Polished