Polished Porphyry . PO 122 alcheringa narrina Ord Ranges near Port Hedland

Ord Ranges near Port Hedland

Dimensions at widest points approximately 130 mm x 65 mm x 9 mm thick

Approximate dimensions at widest points 235 mm  x 140 mm  x 13 mm thick

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Polished Porphyry . PO 122 alcheringa narrina Ord Ranges near Port HedlandPO122. Pink porphyry slab, cut and polished on one side. From Mindoolah, Western Australia. Dimensions at widest points approximately 290 mm x 165 mm x 10 mm thick. Weighs 898 grams. Porphyry is a general term that is used rather loosely for igneous rocks which contain relatively large isolated crystals set in a fine grained groundmass. The porphyry pictured here has pinkish coloured clinozoisite crystals set in a ground mass of dolerite. The