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5.5" Polished Honey Tiger's Eye Slab - South Africa
This is a beautiful, 5.5" wide slab of polished "Honey Tiger's Eye" from South Africa. It is polished to a glossy finish on one side. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Honey tiger's eye is the trade name for a honey colored tiger's eye. It gains its lighter blond coloration from acid treatment, so the color of this specimen is not natural.
Honey tiger's eye is the trade name for a honey colored tiger's eye. It gains its lighter blond coloration from acid treatment, so the color of this specimen is not natural.
About Tiger's Eye
Tiger's eye, or Tiger Eye, is a gorgeous chatoyant gemstone with alternating bands of golden to red-brown color and a silky luster. It has a fascinating and constantly shifting light effect where the gold and brown bands appear to keep reversing as the stone is moved relative to the light source.
Tiger's eye is actually a variety of quartz made chatoyant by subparallel inter-growth with altered amphibole fibers turned into limonite. It is primarily used for ornamental and lapidary purposes. Primary sources of tiger's eye are South Africa, Australia, and China.
Tiger's eye, or Tiger Eye, is a gorgeous chatoyant gemstone with alternating bands of golden to red-brown color and a silky luster. It has a fascinating and constantly shifting light effect where the gold and brown bands appear to keep reversing as the stone is moved relative to the light source.
Tiger's eye is actually a variety of quartz made chatoyant by subparallel inter-growth with altered amphibole fibers turned into limonite. It is primarily used for ornamental and lapidary purposes. Primary sources of tiger's eye are South Africa, Australia, and China.
SPECIES
Tiger's Eye
LOCATION
Prieska, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
SIZE
5.5 x 2.7", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#146404