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Tiger's eye
Tiger's eye
(also
Tigers Eye
,
Tiger Eye
) is a
gemstone
that is usually yellow- to red-brown. It is a fibrous
silicified
crocidolite (in the
quartz
family). The gems are usually polished so that the interesting
chatoyancy
light property is displayed.
Mohs Hardness
: 7
Sources
Australia
Burma
South Africa
India
Namibia
United States
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