Tiger iron
$60.00 AUD
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Tiger iron
$60.00 AUD
TI003
Tiger iron slab polished (one side only)
dimensions 17 x 6.5x 0.8 cm
weight 243g
Ord ranges , de grey station , Pilbara region, western Australia
Tiger iron is composed of alternating layers of microcrystalline red hematite, cherty quartz, and golden tiger eye.
At the Ord Ranges, tiger iron is found within a highly folded banded iron formation, jaspilite, chert, and shale unit of the metamorphosed Archean Nimingarra Iron Formation.