TIGER_EYE
 

AGATE | AMETHYST | BLOODSTONE | CARNELIAN | CITRINE | FLUORITE | GARNET | HEMATITE | IOLITE | JADE | JASPER | LAPIS LAZULI | MALACHITE | MOONSTONE | MOSS_AGATE | PEARL | PERIDOT | QUARTZ | SODALITE | TIGER_EYE | TOURMALINE | TURQUOISE |

HEALING PROPERTIES:

Tigers eye is a stone used for courage, confidence and protection. It is also a solar plexus stone, and helps by deepening perception and clarity of self, and giving us courage when we need it most. It is good for manifesting of ideas and to place visualizations into reality. It helps us to obtain goals by taking direct action and by learning when to act or wait. It is claimed that tigereye will counteract feelings of hypochondria and the onset of psychosomatic illness and will also give a feeling of self-confidence. It is especially good for clear thinking and helps one to see a problem objectively when confused or emotionally affected. Protects from witchcraft and evil. Also associated with the correct use of power, courage, grace and the ability to see clearly and without illusion. Excellent for asthma patients.

PHYSICAL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
Tiger eye has a rich yellow and golden brown stripes, with a fine golden lustre when polished. It is basically a variety of crystalline quartz formed by alteration of an asbestos mineral (it being replaced by silica)  known as crocidolite. When tiger eye is viewed in reflected illumination, a ripple or band of light, resembling a cat's eye, follows the original fibrous structure of the asbestos. Tiger eye displays chatoyancy (a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye ' French chat ' 'cat').. Tiger eye typically has lustrous alternating yellow or brown bands.

Tiger Eye
Chemical Formula

 SiO2
[with Na2(Mg,Fe)3Fe2Si8O22(OH)2]

 Hardness  7.00
Specific Gravity  2.65 Refractive Index  1.54 - 1.55

ORIGIN HISTORY:

Tiger eye, (also called crocidolite cat's-eye or African cat's-eye) shows bands that resemble an eye of tiger, so it received its name due to this similarity. Roman soldiers wore tiger's-eye for protection in battle. Tiger Eye was thought to be all seeing due to its appearance.

GEOGRAPHICAL DEPOSITS:
The largest deposits of tiger's eye are in South Africa, Australia, Burma, India and the United States. The best stones come from Griqualand West.