Mugglestone
Commercial name for tiger iron, a combination of tiger’s eye, hematite and red jasper. Several commercial names are used for the same material: Ancestralite, Endurite,…
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Genesis Stone
Commercial name for Banded Iron Formation (BIF) material or tiger iron from Wyoming, United States. See also Genesis Jasper™. Several commercial names are used for…
Genesis Jasper™
Commercial name for a combination of hematite, magnetite and jasper found in the desert regions of western America. The unregistered trade name was introduced by…
Endurite
Denoted as an “unusual gemstone” from India. It contains alternating layers of red jasper and silver-gray hematite. That sounds like banded iron stone, also known…
Ancestralite
Unregistered commercial fancy name for a red with metallic colored banded rock. This is banded iron ore, also known as Banded Iron Formation (BIF), banded…
