Elegant Earth Peanutwood Jasper Earrings for Nature Enthusiasts

Peanut wood jasper is fossilized or petrified wood. The organic content in peanut wood jasper is replaced by agate throughout the decomposition process, which changes wood into stone over a lengthy time. Before the petrification of the wood, the driftwood in the water was attacked by little marine shellfish called "teredo." This teredo drilled little tunnels into the wood, perforating the whole piece of boreholes. The timber soon got wet and sank into the muddy ocean bottom. The boreholes became filled with light-colored sediments before the commencement of the petrification process. This whole petrification process is thought to have happened 70 million years ago. It is stated that Peanut wood is a petro. Some folks consider that the wood changed into stone with an intermission of time. Peanut Wood Jasper contains light-shaded boreholes imitating peanuts within different chocolates. Peanut wood jasper is dug up from places in Western Australia near Carnarvon.