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4.5" Polished Chinese Writing Rock Slab - Australia
This is a 4.5" wide polished slab of Chinese Writing Rock from Whim Creek in Western Australia. The face has been polished to a mirror like finish, and the base is has been cut for aesthetic presentation. Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Chinese writing rock, also known as Chinese writing stone, is a lapidary material that is named for its resemblance to Chinese characters. It's composition is porphyritic basalt, or porphyry, that features groups of plagioclase feldspar crystals in a black basalt matrix.
One of the more uncommon locations this stone came from is Auburn, California, where it was discovered while cutting a highway. The area is now inaccessible, and only a limited amount of the material was recovered before the highway was finished.
Much of the Chinese writing rock now comes out of Western Australia where the material is still collected from multiple outcrops to this day. Canada, Philippines, Alaska, and more also have deposits of similar stone composition as well.
One of the more uncommon locations this stone came from is Auburn, California, where it was discovered while cutting a highway. The area is now inaccessible, and only a limited amount of the material was recovered before the highway was finished.
Much of the Chinese writing rock now comes out of Western Australia where the material is still collected from multiple outcrops to this day. Canada, Philippines, Alaska, and more also have deposits of similar stone composition as well.
$39
SPECIES
Porphyritic Basalt & Feldspar
LOCATION
Whim Creek, Western Australia
SIZE
4.5 x 2.4", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#319512
