Small Tiger Iron Cabochon
Tiger iron is often mistaken for the mineral tigers eye but the two are not the same.
Correctly known as a banded iron formation, the type known as tiger iron can only be found in Western Australia.
Banded iron formations occur in rocks that date back 1.8 to 2.5 billion years.
In recent years tiger iron used for its healing properties has acquired the name Mugglestone.
This small finely polished tiger iron cabochon has been fully polished. In the right light it exhibits subtle chatoyance.
