Tiger iron

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Tiger iron

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Uses
Gemcrafting Encrusting
Location
Found in sedimentary layers as small clusters
Properties
Material value 2☼ Fire-safe Not magma-safe Melting point 11500 °U (x) Boiling point 14000 °U (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 2600 kg/m³ Specific heat 800 J/kg·K Color golden yellow
Wikipedia article

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Tiger irons, despite their name, cannot be used to make tigers or iron, nor have they been documented removing tigers from wheels. Rather, they are unremarkable low-value gems found in sedimentary layers.

In Real Life

Tiger irons are related to the tigereye and cat's eye gems, where iron striations in the stone give the appearance of a tiger's stripes.

Raws
Actually, has shiny yellow bands on a black (or very, very dark yellow) background. [INORGANIC:TIGER IRON] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [MATERIAL_VALUE:2][DISPLAY_COLOR:6:7:1][TILE:15][IS_GEM:tiger iron:STP:OVERWRITE_SOLID] [ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:CLUSTER_SMALL:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:2600] [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:GOLDEN_YELLOW]

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