TIGER EYE
| One of a small group of silicates, when appropriately cut, reflect shimmering, golden bands of light. This is produced when light is reflected from tiny, fibrous inclusions oriented in parallel within the stone. iron oxide gives tiger's eye its golden brown color, cat's eye is greenish-gray, hawk's eye is blue-gray, and bull's eye is mahogany. Tiger's eye is found primarily in South Africa, but also Australia, Burma, and California. The specimen below is from Arizona . |
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