Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset Dimensions approximately 120 mm x

Dimensions approximately 120 mm x 65 mm x 8 mm thick

Dimensions at widest points approximately 155 mm  x 80 mm wide x 8 mm thick

Difficult to photograph but is a pleasing lilac colour

pale purple lepidolite

Weighs 420 grams

Polished Bauxite BAU128 Desert Sunset Dimensions approximately 120 mm xBAU128. 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.