Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset HEM133 Hematite geode half

HEM133  Hematite geode half

Very unusual piece with much of the variscite altering from green to yellow

Difficult to photograph but is a pleasing lilac colour

Weight is 272 grams

Dimensions approximately 120 mm x 65 mm x 8 mm thick

Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset HEM133 Hematite geode halfBAU128. Bauxite (laterite) rough rock, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 150 mm x 100 mm x 70 mm thick. Weighs 1,173 grams. Bauxite is the main raw material used in the commercial production of aluminium. Large reserves of this stone occur in Western Australia. This specimen is from east of the Darling Ranges just outside the city of Perth.