Tiger’s-eye/Hawk’s-eye cabochon

Tiger’s-eye/Hawk’s-eye cabochon

Size: approx. 29x19mm

Weight: 37.20ct

Dark brown, golden brown and denim blue.

This is an amazing stone which has the golden tiger’s eye but with elements of blue hawk’s-eye in a band whose fibrous strands run in a different direction to those either side. A really interesting stone!

Tiger’s-eye and hawk’s-eye are both opaque polycrystalline forms of quartz.  With a hardness of 6, excellent toughness and good stability, they are suitable for use in rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets, brooches and cufflinks, although abrasion and wear may occur in rings and bracelets.

• Hardness – resistance to scratching and wear
• Stability – resistance to alteration by light, heat or chemicals
• Toughness – resistance to fracture, cleavage or cracking

Please note you will receive the stone in the photograph