Polished Tiger Iron slab TI264 Polished Beryl Superb museum quality specimen

Superb museum quality specimen

Interesting reddish colours

Dimensions at widest point approximately 135 mm x 95 mm x 40 mm

TIR136 Tiger Iron rough rock

Dimensions approximately 75 mm x 55 mm x 18 mm thick

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI264 Polished Beryl Superb museum quality specimenTI264 Tiger Iron slab, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 140 mm x 80 mm wide x 8 mm thick. Weighs: 192 grams From the Cleaverville Formation, Ord Ranges near Port Hedland, Western Australia. Age is over 3 billion years. Tiger iron is a banded iron formation (BIF) or jaspilite that has alternating layers of black and brown hematite magnetite, red jasper and chatoyant golden tiger eye.