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Tiger's Eye from
Brockman Tiger eye mine (Marra Mamba), Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
09691680017272319423713.jpg
Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
04037210017271927131644.jpg
Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
05244040017272266072394.jpg
Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
00717700017272319364709.jpg
Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger's Eye

Brockman Tiger eye mine, Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tiger's Eye' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite4
Tiger Iron3
Jasper3
Quartz3
Riebeckite Root Name Group1
- var Crocidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tiger's Eye data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brockman Tiger eye mine (Marra Mamba), Mount Brockman, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800464
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800464:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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