(SPL00065) Petrified Peanut Wood from Australia oval beads Chrysoprase

(SPL00065) Petrified Peanut Wood from Australia oval beads Chrysoprase"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: (measurement is approx) small: 14x18x10 large: 16x22x11mm Length of this strand: 415mm Origins: Australia

they range from crystal clear stone through to milky or cloudy

It is most commonly found in Brazil

with a blue and green color effect

It is a Stone of Harmony

and Russia

Size: 31x37x8mm (approx

Renaissance painters grinding it as pigment for paint or modern jewelry designer-artists including it within their florid designs

This petrified wood was called peanut wood because the patterns resemble peanuts

Length: 15

Finishing : Polished

Size: 40 x 31 - 44 x 32 mm ( 13 PCS )

darkened with needlelike inclusions