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Tiger's Eye
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 Tiger's
Eye quartz contains brown iron which produces its golden-yellow
color. Cabochon cut stones of this variety show the chatoyancy
(small ray of light on the surface) that resembles the feline
eye of a tiger. The most important deposit is in South Africa,
though Tiger's eye is also found in Western Australia, Burma
(Myanmar), India and the U.S. (California).
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thanks to the International
Colored Gemstone Association for permission to reproduce
graphics/text from their website.
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