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Tiger’s eye is a golden-brown stone renowned for its optical effects under light. When light shines on the stone, it may seem like the bands and colors are moving in a cat-eye effect. This effect, known as chatoyancy, happens because the stone is made up of long fibers, or columns, of quartz interspersed with crocidolite fibers.
[1] When trying to identify this stone, look for the physical properties, such as color and luster. Then, hold the rock under a light to check for chatoyancy.- 1 Notice golden brown stripes. This stone’s main colors are golds, yellows, and browns. You’ll see these colors in striations throughout the rock. Striations are just linear bands of rock that form colors. Some of the browns are fairly dark, almost black.[2]
- In some tiger’s eye, you may notice a few stripes of blue. Hawk’s eye is a purely blue form of this rock.
- 2 Examine the stone for a glass-like luster. Tiger’s eye is formed from quartz, and quartz has this type of shine. Therefore, when you’re looking at tiger’s eye, it should look somewhat like glass when you hold up…
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