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Tiger's Eye Layered Necklace
Golden Tiger's Eye
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Two strands of small tiger's eye rounds hung at different lengths from one clasp, so the banding on the shorter strand sits above the longer. Polished to bring out the moving band of light across each bead.
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About the Stone
Tiger's eye is quartz that has grown along the parallel fibres of an earlier mineral, and it kept that fibrous alignment. Light reflecting off the fibre bundle gathers into a single soft band that slides across the bead as it turns. Because the effect follows the fibre direction, the strength of the stripe varies from bead to bead.
- Family
Quartz (fibrous, formed by replacement of crocidolite)
- Hardness
7
- Note
Tiger's eye began as crocidolite, a fibrous blue mineral, whose fibres were replaced by quartz while their parallel alignment survived. Light reflecting off that fibre bundle concentrates into a single moving band - chatoyancy - which always runs at right angles to the fibres, so the cutter's orientation decides where it falls.
Product Details
- Stone type
Golden tiger's eye, undyed
- Bead size
6 mm rounds
- Approximate length
42 cm and 50 cm strands
- Finish
Tumbled and polished
- Availability
Handmade, ready to ship
- Care
Wipe with a soft cloth. Keep away from strong heat and household cleaners.
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