SUPERB AND LARGE TIGER EYE . ...

Description

SUPERB AND LARGE TIGER EYE
Cape Province, South Africa
Tiger Eye is a beautiful chatoyant gemstone formed through the silicification of Crocidolite asbestos. Brought to a high polish, it shimmers with a deep warm golden color, streaked with vivid lines of blue-green. This specimen shows a large solid band of Tiger Eye, with one face highly polished, and gleaming with a satiny sheen, dramatically traversed by parallel lines of the blue Crocidolite. The remaining sides of the rock are left in their rough state, but even that has its own rugged beauty, the gold and blue patterning still visible in a softly muted form, and the fibrous nature of the mineral easily discernible. A fine and large specimen of particularly attractive patterning, it measures 6¾ x 3¾ x 2¼ inches (17.1 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm). Offered at no reserve.

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