Tiger Eye

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Tiger's Eye Gemstone
Tiger’s eye is a metamorphic rock with a lustrous appearance; when moved in light, tiger eye gemstones often display chatoyance.
 
Chatoyance or Chatoyancy aka cat’s eye is a banded perpendicular optical reflective effect caused by the fibrous structure of inclusions and cavities within the mineral.
 
  
See the video below for a live view of Tiger Eye under the microscope.
 
 
 
 

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