Polished Tiger Iron TI306 #brecciated pink opal Weight is 376 grams

Weight is 376 grams

Interesting inclusion of quartz in this one

cut and polished on one side with a rough natural back

Weighs 546 grams

From Mooka Creek close to the Kennedy Ranges

Polished Tiger Iron TI306 #brecciated pink opal Weight is 376 gramsTI306 Tiger Iron rough rock, cut and polished on one side with a natural rough back. Dimensions at widest points approximately 160 mm x 50 mm wide x 35 mm thick. Weighs: 588 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