Stromatolitic Dolomite SD159 prehnite RH227 A slab

RH227  A slab

It weighs 546 grams

120 mm x 70 mm x 45 mm thick

All reasonably uniform in size (roughly 20 - 25 mm diameter)

From the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Stromatolitic Dolomite SD159 prehnite RH227 A slabSD159 Stromatolitic Dolomite slab, polished on one side. Sections consist of a chaotic mixture of dolomite and or stromatolite fragments set in a matrix of mudstone and or coarsely crystalline dolomite . The pink and red colouration can be attributed to the presence of finely disseminated iron oxides . It often contain layers and nodules of red chert. From the Irregully Formation, Western Australia. Dimensions approximately 165mm x 105mm x 8mm thick