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6.8" Free-Standing, Polished, Pilbara Prase Section - Australia
This is a 6.8" tall, free-standing, polished section of Pilbara Prase from Karratha in Western Australia. One side has been polished to a mirror-like finish and the base has been cut flat so that it stands up nicely without a need for a display stand.
Pilbara Prase is a chrome-rich chert that derives it's rich, green color from minor mineral content, most commonly green chromiferous muscovite mica and fuchsite. It is sometimes referred to as "dragon stone"
Pilbara Prase is a chrome-rich chert that derives it's rich, green color from minor mineral content, most commonly green chromiferous muscovite mica and fuchsite. It is sometimes referred to as "dragon stone"
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Chrome-rich Chert
LOCATION
Karratha, Western Australia
SIZE
6.8 x 4.7 x 4.05"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#240090