Some more pics from as close as I can get my camera to focus.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/STONE015.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/STONE014.jpg
The dark side
First pic is from the middle where the stone had a deep belly, I didn't flatten it all the way.
The unflattened part is maybe 3/8" wide on this side and about half that on the other side.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/STONE016.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/STONE017.jpg
The last pic shows the grain ( just barely )
Pics were taken under a florescent lamp and the color was adjusted to match the stone as closely as I could get it. IT's not exact but it is close as far as the shade goes.