Polished Marillana Conglomerate slab MC114

MC114 Marillana Conglomerate slab, cut and polished on one side .

Dimensions at widest points approx. 175 mm x 100 mm x 9 mm thick.

Weight is 321 grams.

From Marillana station in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock consisting of individual pebbles (clasts) within a finer-grained matrix that have become cemented together. Conglomerates are a very common rock type that occur in numerous locations world wide. The clasts in this example are comprised mainly of banded jaspers, quartz and chert.