Polished Tiger Iron slab TI274 #googleimages "Stripey Snakeskin" for obvious reasons

"Stripey Snakeskin" for obvious reasons

It weighs 224 grams

Dimensions at widest points approximately 370 mm x 110  mm with slightly tapering thickness of 11 - 14 mm

Dimensions at widest points approximately 150 mm x 75 mm x 17 mm thick

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI274 #googleimages "Stripey Snakeskin" for obvious reasonsTI274 Tiger Iron slab, polished on one side . Dimensions at widest points approximately 105 mm x 90 mm wide x 9 mm thick. Weighs: 221 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.