Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset Very unusual piece with much

Very unusual piece with much of the variscite altering from green to yellow

Dimensions approximately 100 mm x 90 mm x 90 mm thick

Weighs 420 grams

Difficult to photograph but is a pleasing lilac colour

Dimensions at widest points approximately 100 mm x 70 mm x 8 mm

Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset Very unusual piece with muchBAU128. Bauxite (laterite) rough rock, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 150 mm x 100 mm x 70 mm thick. Weighs 1,173 grams. Bauxite is the main raw material used in the commercial production of aluminium. Large reserves of this stone occur in Western Australia. This specimen is from east of the Darling Ranges just outside the city of Perth.