Description
Even grained granite specimen from near Bowen, Queensland. Pink potassium feldspar, cream plagioclase, feldspar, small flakes of biotite. This specimen is a textbook example of granite for teaching earth science in the classroom.
Thought to be upper Carboniferous or lower Permian in age. Find it listed as CPg on the Australian 1:250 000 Geological Series map of Bowen.
Images are examples of specimens only. Size and shape may vary.
Specimens are usually no smaller than 75mm in one dimension.