Elegant Earth Peanutwood Jasper Earrings for Nature Enthusiasts

FashionMon Apr 15 2024

Source: 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

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