Polished Beaton's Creek auriferous conglomerate slab BC108 Noreena Jasper OJ169 A slab

OJ169  A slab

Fragile mineral specimen not suited to cutting

polished on one side with natural weathered exterior

Interesting piece displaying the matrix that hosts the chrysoprase veins as well as areas of green and white magnesite

Weighs 160 grams

Polished Beaton's Creek auriferous conglomerate slab BC108 Noreena Jasper OJ169 A slabBC108 Beaton's Creek auriferous (gold bearing) conglomerate slab, cut and polished on one side . Incredibly rare ! Pyritised pebbles ! Dimensions at widest points approx. 160 mm x 160 mm x 13 mm thick Weight is 910 grams. From Nullagine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Gold mineralisation occurs within the Beaton's Creek conglomerate. The geological unit is the Hardey Formation with an age of approximately 2. 75 billion years. Coarse and