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Description
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Peanut wood cab ~
Offered here is a large cabochon of rare petrified peanut wood, also known as teredo wood. This ancient fossil tree material is of the Araucaria species found in the Kennedy Ranges of Western Australia. It's becoming more and more scarce by the day, worsened by a drastic decline in production to almost nothing in recent years. This cab was cut from a small horde I've had tucked away for awhile. The circular ivory white spots are actually part of a network of holes where the wood of the once-living tree was bored by teredo mollusks, aka shipworms. Over millennia, those holes were filled with radiolarite, an odd form of common opal. I'm fond of the gemmy root beer brown areas that have some translucence, illustrating that the wormholes are passageways into the depths of the stone. It certainly cuts unusual, high contrast cabs, and this one's sure to be an interesting attraction in your jewelry or pet wood collection! The cab is quite substantial with a 6.5mm high dome, a bold designer shape, and a sleek glossy polish both front and back.
Size: 66x27mm
Weight: approximately 68 carats
Price: SOLD See current gemstones for sale
 Peanut wood
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