Polished Tiger Iron slab TI266 mookatite BA117 Polished Brazilian Agate slab
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BA117 Polished Brazilian Agate slab
Also called Lemon or Citron Chrysoprase
105 mm x 95 mm x 20 mm thick
140 mm x 90 mm x 40 mm thick
Polished Tiger Iron slab TI266 mookatite BA117 Polished Brazilian Agate slabTI266 Tiger Iron slab, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 125 mm x 65 mm wide x 6 mm thick. Weighs: 108 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.