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tiger's-eye
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tigereye

 or tiger's-eye

Semiprecious quartz gem displaying chatoyancy, a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye. Bands of parallel, blue asbestos (crocidolite) fibres are first altered to iron oxides and then replaced by silica. The gem has a rich yellow to yellow-brown or brown colour and a fine golden lustre when it is polished. The best stones come from South Africa. See also cat's-eye.

tiger's-eye [′tī·gərz ‚ī]
(mineralogy)
A yellowish-brown crystalline variety of quartz; a translucent, fibrous, broadly chatoyant gemstone that may be dyed other colors.
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