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8.5" Polished "Packsaddle" Tiger Eye Slab - Western Australia
This is a gorgeous, 8.5" wide, polished slab of "packsaddle" tiger's eye, collected from the Hamersley Ranges near Pilbara in Western Australia. 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
Hamersley Ranges, Pilbara Region, Western Australia
SIZE
8.5 x 7", .6" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#178769
