Tiger's Eye Natural Stone Size: 3 Carat To 12 Carat

With the rich experience in market, we manufacture, export and supply a extensive range of Tiger's Eye Natural Stone in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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