Polished Tiger Iron slab TI390 Marra Mamba BJ122 Polished "Black Jade" A
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Description
BJ122 Polished "Black Jade" A trade name for metamorphosed magnesian tholeiite (basalt)
Weighs 636 grams
Dimensions at widest points approximately 160 mm x 50 mm wide x 35 mm thick
Dimensions at widest points approximately 170 mm x 85 mm and 45 mm thick
Polished Tiger Iron slab TI390 Marra Mamba BJ122 Polished "Black Jade" ATI390 Tiger Iron slab, polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 210 mm x 70 mm x 7. 5 mm thick. Weighs: 288 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.