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Tiger Iron

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Tiger Iron

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland 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

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03062880017271929573136.jpg
Tiger Iron

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06618540017271929583505.jpg
Tiger Iron

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

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Tiger Iron

Ord Ranges, De Grey Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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About Tiger IronHide

A banded ironstone rock: jaspilite or banded iron formation, originally a sedimentary iron deposit. Bands are variably rich in hematite and quartz (usually as red jasper/chert), plus discontinuous, bedding-parallel veins of Tiger's Eye. Commonly polished as an ornamental stone.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
10886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:10886:7

Synonyms of Tiger IronHide

Other Language Names for Tiger IronHide

German:Tigereisen

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
7 photos of Tiger Iron associated with HematiteFe2O3
7 photos of Tiger Iron associated with 'Jasper'
3 photos of Tiger Iron associated with 'Tiger's Eye'
2 photos of Tiger Iron associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Tiger Iron associated with 'Jaspillite'

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for Tiger IronHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Western Australia
    • Ashburton Shire
      • Mount Brockman
Kim Macdonald
    • Port Hedland Shire
      • De Grey Station
Outback Mining-Glen Archer +1 other reference
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