Polished Marillana Conglomerate MC102 #brecciated pink opal Tiger iron is a banded

Tiger iron is a banded iron formation (BIF) or jaspilite that has alternating layers of black and brown hematite/magnetite

From the Jeerinah Formation in the Hamersley Ranges

north of Kalgoorlie

Dimensions at widest points approximately 115 mm x 75 mm x 25 mm thick

RH245  Rhodonite rock

Polished Marillana Conglomerate MC102 #brecciated pink opal Tiger iron is a bandedMC102 Marillana Conglomerate rough rock, cut and polished on one side with a natural back. Dimensions at widest points approx. 140 mm x 110 mm x 60 mm thick. Weight is 756 grams. From Marillana station in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Conglomerate is a sedimentary rock consisting of individual pebbles (clasts) within a finer grained matrix that have become cemented together. Conglomerates are a very common rock type that occur in numerous