Tiger's Eye Natural Stone - 3 To 12 Carats Gold-brown Opaque Quartz Gemstone With Silky Luster And Fibrous Aggregate Structure

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Tiger's eye is a gold-brown opaque gemstone variety of fibrous quartz. More
specifically it is a variety of macrocrystalline quartz. However unlike most quartz
gemstones tiger's eye is actually a 'pseudomorph' of quartz. A 'pseudomorph' is
what geologists refer to as any mineral that transforms into another mineral. In
the case of tiger's eye it began as crocidolite but was later transformed into
quartz. Crocidolite is one of the several forms of asbestos.
Tiger eye deposit
Tiger's eye can be found in many locations around the world. The two most
important sources today include Thailand and the Northern Cape province of
South Africa. Other notable deposits and sources include Australia Brazil
Canada China India Korea Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Spain and the USA.
GEMOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Chemical Formula: SiO2; Silicon dioxide
Crystal Structure: Trigonal / hexagonal; fibrous aggregate Color: Gold-yellow
Hardness: 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale
Refractive Index: 1.534 to 1.540
Density: 2.58 to 2.64
Cleavage: None
Transparency: Opaque
Double Refraction : None
Luster: Silky
Fluorescence: None