Polished Pilbara Agate PA281 asperia ashburtonia BA117 Polished Brazilian Agate slab

BA117  Polished Brazilian Agate slab

Dimensions at widest points approximately 140 mm x 130 mm x 100 mm thick

Weighs: 699 grams

BJ139  Polished "Black Jade" A trade name for metamorphosed magnesian tholeiite (basalt)

Weight is 689 grams

Polished Pilbara Agate PA281 asperia ashburtonia BA117 Polished Brazilian Agate slabPA281 A matching pair of polished Pilbara Agate halves with natural rough backs. (A single agate cut in half). Dimensions at widest points of each half approx. 70 75 mm x 45 mm x 30 35 mm thick. Weight of both is 322 grams. Studies have shown that these are probably the oldest agates in the world with an age in excess of 2 billion years. They occur in the Maddina Formation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. From near Nullagine, Pilbara