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Peanut wood cab ~
Offered here is a 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 become quite scarce these days, because there's little left to find. This cab was cut from a small horde I've had tucked away for awhile. The rounded ivory white spots are actually part of a network of holes bored into the wood of the once-living tree by teredo mollusks, aka shipworms. Over millennia, those burrowed holes were filled with radiolarite, an odd form of common opal. Peanut wood certainly cuts unusual, high contrast cabs, and this one's sure to be an interesting attraction in your jewelry or your pet wood collection! The stone has a well rounded dome of 6mm, a bold designer shape, and a slick glassy polish both front and back.
Size: 66x16mm
Weight: approximately 42 carats
Price: SOLD See current gemstones for sale
 Peanut wood
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