Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood freeform beads (ETB01261) designer jewerly 5 x 13 - 30

5 x 13 - 30 x 13 mm (Sold Out)

sometimes having a reddish hue

It has an unusual swirling

or linear banding from a fracture as seen in Leisegang Jasper

Size: 15 x 22 - 19 x 20 mm

Rare & beautiful Australian Fossil Peanut Wood freeform beads (ETB01261) designer jewerly 5 x 13 - 30"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