Polished Tiger Iron slab TI267 Orbicular Granite Stichtite in Serpentine rough rock

Stichtite in Serpentine rough rock

Dimensions at widest points approximately 195 mm x 90 mm x 9

Weighs 224 grams

Difficult to photograph but is a pleasing lilac colour

It weighs 82 grams

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI267 Orbicular Granite Stichtite in Serpentine rough rockTI267 Tiger Iron slab, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 130 mm x 100 mm wide x 8 mm thick. Weighs: 287 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.