Tiger Iron look-alikes
Tiger Iron (a banded rock composed of Tiger's Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite)
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Tiger Iron. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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Tiger's Eye
Quartz pseudomorph after Crocidolite
Also known as: Crocodilite Asbestos (replaced by quartz)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz
Also known as: Chert, Agate (in some contexts)
Hematite
Iron Oxide
Also known as: Specularite, Kidney Ore, Iron Ore
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Chemically precipitated sedimentary rock
Also known as: Ironstone
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