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Hematite, Quartz var. Jasper, Tiger-Eye (Tiger Iron) from Strelley Station, Ord Range, Western Australia, Australia

 
Hematite, Quartz var. Jasper, Tiger-Eye (Tiger Iron) from Strelley Station, Ord Range, Western Australia, Australia

Hematite, Quartz var. Jasper, Tiger-Eye (Tiger Iron) from Strelley Station, Ord Range, Western Australia, Australia

Hematite, Quartz var. Jasper, Tiger-Eye (Tiger Iron) from Strelley Station, Ord Range, Western Australia, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 59620
Mineral:Hematite, Quartz var. Jasper, Tiger-Eye (Tiger Iron)
Locality:Strelley Station, Ord Range, Western Australia, Australia
Description:Heavy specimen of banded Tiger Iron, the mixture of red-brown quartz var. jasper, dark gray-metallic hematite, and fibrous yellow tiger-eye (chatoyant material composed of quartz pseudomorphs after fibrous riebeckite crystals). One face is polished.
Overall Size:12x10x5 cm
Crystals:
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