3.3" Polished Black Chert Breccia Egg - Western Australia

This is a 3.3" tall polished black chert breccia egg from the Pinyalling Hills in the midwest region of Western Australia. Chert breccia consists of innumerable angular fragments of assorted rock types. The dominant rock types associated in the mix are agate, jasper, chert, and hematite, and originates from a type of jasper that goes by the trade name Pinyalling jasper.

Comes with an acrylic ring display stand.

"Breccia" or "brecciated" is the term for rock that has been shattered by geologic forces and later cemented back together by means of percolation and solidification of mineral-rich solutions.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper/Agate/Chert
LOCATION
Pinyalling Hills, Western Australia
SIZE
3.3 x 2.45"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#308870