Polished Chert Breccia slab CB119 mookalite NJ489 Noreena Jasper slab

NJ489  Noreena Jasper slab

near Port Hedland

Dimensions at widest points approximately 170 mm x 120 mm x 12 mm thick

Pilbaria perplexa from the Proterozoic "Duck Creek Dolomite"

The stone from this deposit was last mined more than 30 years ago

Polished Chert Breccia slab CB119 mookalite NJ489 Noreena Jasper slabCB119 Chert Breccia polished thick slab with a cut base. Dimensions at widest points approximately 200 mm x 170 mm x 30 mm thick. Weighs 1,807 grams. This breccia consists of innumerable angular fragments of assorted rock types but predominantly jasper, quartz and chert. It occurs in the Pinyalling Hills which are located in the Midwest region of Western Australia, approximately 400 kms. north of Perth.