Description
With a tiger’s spectacular colouring and sheen, Tiger Eye is a stone
that offers one the gifts of the tiger. Patience, focus, determination,
decisiveness, courage and grace are thought to be absorbed into the
being of those that use this powerful stone. Some believe the name
Tiger Eye also comes from this stone’s unique flash that seems to leap
off its surface and resemble the gleam of a tiger’s eye at night. This
effect is called chatoyancy. It refers to a changeable silky luster resulting
from light being reflected within thin, parallel, fibrous mineral bands.
The most beautiful specimens come from southwestern Africa,
particularly Namibia. With its rich, golden colour, Tiger’s Eye is also
thought to be a stone of wealth and manifestation.
