Tiger &; #39; Eye), also known as tiger's eye stone, is a kind of gem with cat's eye effect, mostly yellowish brown with silky light lines inside. Tiger's eye stone is one of the seasonal varieties, and it can be replaced by bluestone, cotton fiber and silicon.
The blue variety produced by the unfinished silicification process is called "eagle eye stone", which is usually black and yellow, like a tiger pattern, and also has three colors of blue, yellow and black. It is called blue opal and is often called "noble gem".
Tiger eye stone characteristics
Tiger's eye stone can turn red after micro-thermal processing. The beautiful honey-colored tiger's eye stone may be passed off as another kind of higher-value cat's eye stone "golden emerald". Gemstones made of artificial glass fiber are common substitute stones for tiger's eye stone, and this kind of glass fiber can also be made into many kinds of gems.
In addition, there is a kind of rock related to tiger's eye stone pole, called Tiehuyan, which is an ore infiltrated with natural tiger's eye stone, ruby and black hematite. Its color and light contrast are gorgeous, and it is often made into jewelry, expensive decorations, rosary beads and gems embedded in handles.