1.2" Polished Blue Tiger's Eye Sphere

Blue tiger's eye is a variation of tiger's eye in which the internal fibers have iron staining, causing a blue coloration to the stone.

Tiger's eye is actually a variety of quartz made chatoyant by subparallel intergrowth with altered amphibole fibres turned into limonite. It is primarily used for ornamental and lapidary purposes. Primary sources of tiger's eye are South Africa, Australia, and China.