Polished Chert Breccia CB105 Jasper 70 mm x 50 mm
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Description
70 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
260 mm x 105 mm x 10
Weighs 898 grams
From near Norseman in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia
Mostly plain petrified wood but one Teredo bore hole is visible
Polished Chert Breccia CB105 Jasper 70 mm x 50 mmCB105. Chert Breccia slab, cut and polished on one side . Dimensions at widest points approximately 155 mm x 130 mm x 12 mm thick. Weighs 398 grams. This breccia consists of innumerable angular fragments of assorted rock types but predominantly jasper, quartz and chert. It occurs in the Pinyalling Hills which are located in the midwest region of Western Australia, approximately 200 miles north of Perth.