Polished Desert Sunset DS178 crystophase Weighs 156 grams

Weighs 156 grams

120mm x 95mm x 50mm thick

It occurs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Abydos Station approximately 120 km south of Port Hedland

Dimensions at widest points approximately 155 mm  x 80 mm wide x 8 mm thick

Large museum piece

Polished Desert Sunset DS178 crystophase Weighs 156 gramsDS178 Desert Sunset rough rock, cut and polished on one side with a natural rough back. Dimensions at widest points approximately 150 mm x 75 mm x 85 mm thick. Weighs 1,345 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 centre in the Midwest region of Western Australia.