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Lot 8134
Pair of Tiger Iron Slabs
4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$14,000 - US$16,000
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Western Australia
Unique to the desert regions of Western Australia, tiger iron has long been considered a stone that unites red jasper, tiger’s eye and hematite into a mighty trinity, creating a magical healing material. The present specimens are highly decorative examples of this metamorphosed mineral with its striking horizontal and vertical patterns formed as a result of tremendous pressures on the original crystals. The pair of tiger iron slabs represents consecutive cuts from the same block of stone. Measuring 80 x 24 x 1in. & 77 x 20 x 1in. respectively.
Unique to the desert regions of Western Australia, tiger iron has long been considered a stone that unites red jasper, tiger’s eye and hematite into a mighty trinity, creating a magical healing material. The present specimens are highly decorative examples of this metamorphosed mineral with its striking horizontal and vertical patterns formed as a result of tremendous pressures on the original crystals. The pair of tiger iron slabs represents consecutive cuts from the same block of stone. Measuring 80 x 24 x 1in. & 77 x 20 x 1in. respectively.

