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6.3" Polished Red Tiger's Eye Slab - South Africa
This is a 6.3" wide slab of polished, red Tiger's Eye from South Africa. Both sides have been cut flat with one polished to a glossy finish. Due to the consistent red coloration through this slab, it is likely that it gained most of its color through heat treatment. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Northern Cape Province, South Africa
SIZE
6.3 x 2.1", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#146408
