Featured Fossilized Wood? Bone? Beaded necklace

I bought this string of beads today, since the weight and coolness of the beads struck me.as unusual, considering the wood-like graining. They feel too heavy to be wood, but not quite heavy enough to be stone. They are off-white in color. One of the beads was drilled to make a screw clasp, but the other end of the clasp is gone. They don't look like elephant ivory to me; they're more matte than glossy.

 

look like painted wood from here..........

 

I'd think so, too, but there's something about the weight and feel that makes me suspicious of it. The bead that has been drilled reveals no darker core; it's the same color through and through.

 

They look like white-washed wood beads to me, but it's hard to tell without holding them. If you have a loupe, looking into the hole might show light wood coloring.

In my experience, better wood beads are a little heavier than cheaper ones. They are still lighter than stone or glass, though.

 

We posted at the same time.

If the color inside the hole is the same inside as outside, that could just mean that the paint or stain seeped inside.

 

American holly is a natural white.

 

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So is silver birch. White, I mean. Those look like dendroid or whatver the damn name is, rings.

 

Dendritic?
I believe dendroid is malware for android phones etc.