Polished Tiger Iron slab TI268 chrysoprase 70 million years (Cretaceous)

70 million years (Cretaceous)

Gaspeite slab

It occurs in the Pinyalling Hills which are located in the midwest region of Western Australia

More correctly an iron-rich

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI268 chrysoprase 70 million years (Cretaceous)TI268 Tiger Iron slab, cut and polished on one side. Dimensions at widest points approximately 130 mm x 70 mm wide x 7 mm thick. Weighs: 135 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.