Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood oval beads (ETB00026)

Fossil Peanut Wood

"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: 17 x 23 x 10 mm
 - the size varies slightly.

Length: 16 inches
Finishing: polished/ shiny