Polished Desert Sunset DS173 Rhodonite An as yet unidentified stromatolite

An as yet unidentified stromatolite

Dimensions at widest points approximately 90 mm x 65 mm x  10 mm thick

Pilbara region

CLA230   A slab

120 mm x 70 mm x 45 mm thick

Polished Desert Sunset DS173 Rhodonite An as yet unidentified stromatoliteDS173 Desert Sunset rock block standup, polished on one side. A beautiful display piece with a cut base, natural rough back and a polished face. Dimensions at widest points approximately 195 mm x 85 mm x 65 mm thick. Weighs 1,486 grams. Desert Sunset is a banded iron formation that is comprised of alternating layers of red and yellow jasper and chert with narrow bands of black hematite. It comes from near Fields Find, a small abandoned gold mining