Tigereye & Tiger Iron
Gemstones
Tigereye
is found in South Africa. It has a very complicated formation that
starts out as asbestos which in turn is replaced by quartz.
Color - various shades of golden or honey yellow and light or dark
brown, typically in stripes. Blue Tigereye is another name for
Hawk's-eye the precursor to Tigereye. Red Tigereye is Tigereye or Golden
Tigereye that has been heat treated. For a great explanation for
Tigereye and it's folklore, check out
http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/Default.htm
.
Tiger Iron is a mixture of red jasper, tiger's-eye matrix and hematite, which creates unique striped patterns in silver-gray, deep-to-golden yellows, and brown and red tones. Found in Australia its called by some Australian Tigereye. Folklore: It has all the attributes of Quartz, Jasper & Hematite.
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
How tiger eye gets red............
In most cases but
not always, red tiger eye is not a natural occurrence. It
is usually a result of heating and can be done using the kitchen oven.
Here's
a basic recipe for heat treating tiger eye.
To protect the tiger-eye from thermal shock during heating cover slabs
of
ordinary, gold tiger eye in fine clean silica sand, at least 3" all
around the
slab.
Place the metal container in a cold oven and increase the temperature
50°F
every hour until it reaches 400°F. Then turn the oven off AND DO NOT
open the
door. Allow plenty of time for the container to cool all the way
through. (If
you heat treat tiger eye to sell BE SURE you let it be known it has been
treated, it's only right and it's the law.)
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Tiger Iron
Size 29x23
Weight 9.5g
Item #1007TII
Price $13.75
Sale Price $10.31
Tigereye
Size 27x23
Weight 9.3g
Item #1018GT
Price $9.75
Sale Price $7.31
Tigereye
Size 22x18
Weight 4.3g
Item #1049GT
Price $4.75
Sale Price $3.56
Tigereye
Size 22x19
Weight 4.3g
Item #1056GT
Price $4.75
Sale Price $3.56
Tigereye
Size 29x22
Weight 7.3g
Item #1095GT
Price $9.75
Sale Price $7.31
Red Tigereye
Size 28x22
Weight 6.6g
Item #1098RTE
Price $21.50
Sale Price $16.13
Tiger Iron
Size 30x23
Weight 11.8g
Item #1103TII
Price $13.75
Sale Price $10.31