Peruvian Pyrite Cluster - SOLD 2.40" homegoods Peanut wood is a special

Peanut wood is a special type of fossilized wood which contains several silica "peanuts" within the material

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He also has a club made of the same wood which is too light to cause any harm

Above: Merycoidodon culbertsoni (Source: NMNH Paleobiology Department)

Peruvian Pyrite Cluster - SOLD 2.40" homegoods Peanut wood is a specialBetter known as Fool's Gold, pyrite is an iron sulfide compound with a gold like appearance, hence its nickname. Unlike gold however, pyrite often forms in cubic crystals, an expression of the mineral's cube shaped atomic structure. This specimen is a Peruvian Pyrite Cluster, measuring 2. 40". It might not be worth its weight in gold, but this mineral has been valued since prehistory when pyrite was used as a fire starter by Neanderthals and our other