Polished Tiger Iron slab TI340 brecciated It probably grew in shallow

It probably grew in shallow water conditions with intermittent subaerial exposure

Dimensions at widest points approximately 90 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm thick

Beautiful slab displaying multi-coloured agate banding with a quartz crystal lined cavity

Weighs 173 grams

235 mm x 200 mm x 100 mm

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI340 brecciated It probably grew in shallowTI340 Tiger Iron slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 200 mm x 105 mm x 9 mm thick. Weighs: 518 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.