Polished Tiger Iron slab TI264 mookatite Interesting reddish colours

Interesting reddish colours

Weighs 555 grams

Dimensions at widest points approximately 120 mm x 110 mm x 45 mm thick

Dimensions at widest points approximately 200 mm x 70 mm x 45 mm thick

Variscite slab

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI264 mookatite Interesting reddish coloursTI264 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.