“Peanut wood” is a petrified wood, generally of a black color with numerous borings, which were made by a marine wood-boring bivalve, Teredo.

Colors-: Rich browns, red/brown, grey, yellow/orange and black.

Hardness-: 7 on the mohs scale.

Transparency-: Opaque.

Occurrence-: Mooka creek, about 170 km east of Carnarvon in Western Australia.

Metaphysical Properties : .

• Grounding Stone.
• It creates a feeling of well being and vitality within us.
• It calms the nerves and can be helpful when coming through the crisis period of a disease.
• To remember our past lives and can be helpful in past life recall during meditation.
• Stone of transformation.
• Stimulates our inner sense of imagery.
• Used in the treatment of hearing loss and incontinence.
• Brings relaxation and reflection.