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Tiger Iron from
Brockman Tiger eye mine (Marra Mamba), Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron, etc.

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06592630017272266039766.jpg
Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02514680017272266054498.jpg
Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06997980017272266057090.jpg
Tiger Iron, etc.

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
04724620017272729238913.jpg
Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06592630017272266039766.jpg
Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02514680017272266054498.jpg
Tiger Iron

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06997980017272266057090.jpg
Tiger Iron, etc.

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tiger Iron' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tiger's Eye3
Jasper3
Hematite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tiger Iron data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brockman Tiger eye mine (Marra Mamba), Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800463:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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