Polished Tiger Iron slab TI402 stripey jasper A mix of copper minerals
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Description
A mix of copper minerals that formed in the upper oxidised zone
170 mm x 135 mm x 12 mm thick
Dimensions at widest points approximately 125 mm x 50 mm and 35 mm thick
105 mm x 60 mm x 6 mm thick and weighs 87 grams
SU192 Sunset Jasper slab
Polished Tiger Iron slab TI402 stripey jasper A mix of copper mineralsTI402 Tiger Iron slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 140 mm x 75 mm x 6. 5 mm thick. Weighs: 185 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.