What is a tiger's eye?Tiger's eye, also known as tiger iron, is a member of the quartz group of chalcedonies. It is one of the chatoyant gemstones, meaning that it has many mixed colors in one stone. Chatoyancy exhibits a changeable silky luster as light is reflected within the thin parallel fibrous bands. This effect is due to the fibrous structure of the material.
Tiger iron is made out of tiger's eye, red jasper, and black hematite. The rippled wavy bands of color often resemble a scenic view. Marra Mamba is a form of tiger iron found in one area of Australia near Mount Brockman. It is a very rare type of tiger iron that contains shades of red, green, yellow, and blue. This area has been mined out for many years so very little of the "true" marra mamba is available today.
Where is tiger iron found?
As mentioned above, tiger iron can be mined in Australia. However, it can also be mined in these places:
- South Africa
- USA
- Canada
- India
- Namibia
- Burma
Tiger Iron is often turned into artwork using carving tools to make beautiful landscapes using different colors of Marra Mamba, as seen in the picture to the right. The picture shows a carving depicting a mountain range.
The mystic Tiger's Eye
Wearing tiger iron is supposed to be good for health and spiritual well being. Legend says it is a great psychic protector and is good for business.
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