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Daily Archives: December 22, 2020

Peanut Wood
Geology

Peanut Wood

December 22, 2020 Fred Haynes Leave a comment

The polished slabs that were raffled at the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club October workshop are called peanut wood, but they actually have nothing to do with peanuts.  Yes, they are petrified wood, so that part is correct, but the white-cream ovoid-shaped markings inside the wood have a rather unique origin.  Continue reading Peanut Wood →

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