• Science & Natural History auction at Christies

    Sale 12052

    Science & Natural History

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    19 October 2016

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    • BANDED IRON TIGER EYE SPECIMEN
    Lot 57

    BANDED IRON TIGER EYE SPECIMEN

    MT BROCKMAN STATION, AUSTRALIA

    Price realised

    GBP 13,750

    Estimate

    GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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    BANDED IRON TIGER EYE SPECIMEN
    MT BROCKMAN STATION, AUSTRALIA
    from the early Proterozoic (circa 2.5 billion years ago) the panel of Marra Mamba iron formation cut and polished in the form of a table top
    24½ x 16½in. (75 x 42 cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    Found only in the blue crocidolite seams of the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, this highly iridescent ironstone, Marra Mamba, is amongst the rarest and most colourful of all Tiger-eye. Probably stromatolitic in origin, this fossil is amongst the earliest signs of life on Earth, and as a semi-precious stone is also one of the most beautiful.

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