Silicon Dioxide: SiO₂ (Quartz with crocidolite fibres)
Tiger's Eye is quartz laced with fine crocidolite fibres. It formed as the host rock cracked and sealed again and again over geological time, with quartz filling each gap around the fibres. The characteristic chatoyancy, the silky, shifting band of golden-brown light, is produced by these parallel fibres reflecting light as the stone moves. South Africa's Northern Cape and Western Australia's Pilbara region are the primary sources. The fibres are fully encapsulated in silica; the material presents no hazard in its polished bead form.
protectionfocuscourageawarenesspersonal power
Written by Mana for Men in Queensland, Australia
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For the man who pairs courage with the discipline to endure.
For the man who pairs courage with the discipline to endure.
For the man who would rather see clearly than react quickly.
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