Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Sandstone slab, largeApprox size: 9 1 8 x 6 1 4" (12mm thick) Approx weight: 962g (2lb) The display side of the slab is polished; the reverse is unfinished and may have saw marks, uneven parts, or paler color. This flat polished slab of picture sandstone is made from Arizona Sierra sandstone sourced from central Arizona. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand compacted and cemented together through geological processes, giving it a grainy texture. Sandstone with

Etching has also created a light crosshatch effect in the surface

The soft oxidized matrix on the back will leave red-brown dusty staining on surfaces

and oranges

The main smoky quartz point is over three inches and attached to several partial prisms and shard-like pieces

Locality: Purple Rain Pocket

Locale: N'Chwaning II Mine

and appears off-white in contrast to the black tourmaline

The Purple Rain Pocket is part of the Fairy Hole Vein in the Lady Annabella mine

Approx weight: 458g

There is also a dark brown mineral overgrowth (unknown

Erongo schorl typically has very high luster as seen in this specimen

so it has earned the ugly duckling discount for the batch of Mongolian quartz