Tiger’s eye, A luminous stone
Tiger’s eye is a member of the quartz family of chalcedonies and a chatoyant gemstone. Chatoyancy describes the vertical luminescent fiber bands typically found in tiger’s eye, cat’s eye and hawk’s eye. The color range includes red, brown, gold, cream, black and blue. Found together with hawk’s eye in slabs of a few inches thickness, the most important deposits are found in South Africa where the export of raw material is forbidden. Tiger’s eye is also found in Australia, Burma (Myanmar), India, Namibia, and in California.
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Tiger’s eye is the planetary stone for Gemini (May 21 – June 20) and the gem for the ninth wedding anniversary. Tigers Eye is used for necklaces, costume jewelry, and art. Tigers eye can help one to become practical as well as more grounded. It can eliminate the “blues” and can bring brightness and optimism to the user. It further prompts the admiration for the pure and beautiful, allowing ones life and ones passion for life, to open and blossom.
Picture Shown: Rhumba Necklace of Turkish silver & various sizes of Tiger’s Eye ($775). Includes complimentary 14kt. white gold lever back earrings.