Polished Tiger Iron slab TI378 stand-up Hay near Rockhampton

Hay near Rockhampton

Dimensions at widest points approximately 210 mm x 170 mm x 10 mm thick

Dimensions at widest points approximately 110 mm x 95 mm x 70 mm thick

Box measures 40 cm x 28 cm x 4 cm deep

Polished Tiger Iron slab TI378 stand-up Hay near RockhamptonTI378 Tiger Iron slab, polished on one side. Unusual specimen from a strongly weathered section of the outcrop. Dimensions at widest points approximately 190 mm x 120 mm x 15 mm thick. Weighs: 730 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