Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA165 chatoyance 140 mm x 70 mm

140 mm x 70 mm  x 8 mm

Weighs 2 kg

The quartz epidote axinite mineralisation was evidently caused by hydrothermal activity related to the doleritic sills which are in close proximity to the occurrence

170 mm x 60 mm x 45 mm

Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA165 chatoyance 140 mm x 70 mmGA165 A slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 150 mm x 65 mm x 20 mm thick. Weighs 450 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.