Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA164 asperia ashburtonia Gold mineralisation occurs within the

Gold mineralisation occurs within the Beaton's Creek conglomerate

Weight 963 grams

105 mm x 85 mm x 9

115 mm x 70 mm  x 98 mm

purple lepidolite and pale blue cleavelandite

Polished Golden Amphibolite slab GA164 asperia ashburtonia Gold mineralisation occurs within theGA164 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.