Prase rough PRR111 polished Noreena Jasper CC146 Chrome chalcedony slab

CC146  Chrome chalcedony slab

This specimen is from east of the Darling Ranges just outside the city of Perth

Dimensions at widest points approximately 130 mm x 75 mm x 80 mm thick

Bauxite (laterite)  rough rock

Beryl rough rock

Prase rough PRR111 polished Noreena Jasper CC146 Chrome chalcedony slabPRR 111. Dimensions at widest points approximately 125 mm x 120 mm x 80 mm thick. Weighs 1,615 grams. Prase is a chrome rich chert. The green colour usually derives from minor mineral content, most commonly the green chromiferous muscovite mica, fuchsite. There are numerous Prase deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.