✓Each specimen includes an EARTH RIVER Specimen Certificate and its own digital record on specimen.cards.
Yellow-brown to deep brown bands run diagonally along this polished tiger’s eye pebble, with fine lines following their grain. Joun notes its relatively light tone for tiger’s eye; the amber-like striping brings wood grain to mind.
The elongated, irregular form narrows slightly at one end, with rounded edges and a glossy surface. Bright golden bands sit beside darker ones, showing the shifting, silky reflection known as chatoyancy. Light it from one direction and slowly turn it to watch the brightness move across the bands.
From South Africa’s Northern Cape, this piece offers a close view of tiger’s eye’s characteristic optical effect. In this quartz-based material, parallel quartz intergrowths and altered amphibole fibres give rise to its silky appearance.
Place it where it can be picked up and turned toward the light, but keep it out of children’s reach.
Dimensions:
approx.
34
×
18
×
15
mm
（
1.34
×
0.71
×
0.59
inch
）
Weight:
approx.
11
g
Locality:
Northern Cape, South Africa
Selected and described by Joun, curator of EARTH RIVER.
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