Tiger Eye, from Zandkops Drift, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (REF:TE1)

Tiger Eye is Found in places such as Untied Sates, Mexico, India, Australia, South Africa. Tiger Eye is said to be a protective stone that it was traditionally carried as a talisman against ill wishing and curses.

Found in four different variants, Golden Tiger Eye, Blue Tiger Eye, Red Tiger Eye and it can also come labeled as Hawks Eye, which is so called because of a rounded circular patten on one side of the mineral which to some say resembles that of an eye. Also another variant that can be found is what’s known as Tiger Iron. This is branded stone containing layers of Tiger Eye, Jasper and Hematite. Information on the particular stone will be cover in a separate section.

Tiger Eye is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rick that is a golden to red-brown colour, with a silky lustre. A member of the quartz group, it is a classic example of pseudomorphous replacement by silica of fibrous crocidolite (blue asbestos).