Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA144 agate washed up from their source

washed up from their source on the ocean floor

Weight :  435 grams

Dimensions at widest points approximately 130 mm x  110 mm x 27 mm thick

RH254  A slab

Age is over 3 billion years

Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA144 agate washed up from their sourceGA144 A slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 170 mm x 125 mm x 15 mm thick. Weighs 582 grams. The amphibolite, most likely grunerite , has now been largely altered to hematite, goethite and quartz and it displays a beautiful golden iridescence. Also called "Gold Leaf Stone". It occurs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Abydos Station approximately 120 km south of Port Hedland.