Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA164 #teredo a small abandoned gold mining

a small abandoned gold mining centre in the Midwest region of Western Australia

Dimensions at widest points approximately 90 mm x 60 mm x 30 mm thick

105 mm x 95 mm x 20 mm thick

It weighs 857 grams

Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA164 #teredo a small abandoned gold miningGA164 A slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 190 mm x 150 mm x 15 mm thick. Weighs 1,149 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.