Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood freeform beads (ETB01261)

"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: 28 x 32 x 7 - 36.5 x 45.5 x 8 mm
- this is only an approximate, the size varies slightly.

Length: 16 inches
Finishing: Polished