8.7" Free-Standing Polished Porphyry Stone - Western Australia

This is an 8.7" wide, polished section of porphyry stone collected near the town of Cue in Western Australia. The polished face measures 8.7 x 6.7" and the base has been cut flat making for a gorgeous decorative display.

Porphyry is a general term that is used to refer to igneous rocks containing relatively large, isolated crystals set in a fine-grained ground mass. This porphyry has pinkish colored clinozoisite crystals in a mass of dolerite. The clinozoisite has replaced but retained the shape of plagioclase feldspar crystals.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Clinozoisite & Colerite
LOCATION
Mindoolah, Near Cue, Western Australia
SIZE
Size: 8.7 x 6.7", .75" thick, Weight: 6 4/5 lbs
CATEGORY
ITEM
#239750