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Tiger Eye

Gold that moves: a shimmer that glides across the stone like light over a big cat’s coat.

Rock type: Tiger’s eye (fibrous quartz)
Surface: polished
Hardness (Mohs): 7

Close-up

The same photo at three magnifications – this is how the pattern looks up close.

Every veneer is one of a kind. The image shows the stone; your piece will look different.

The story

Hold Tiger Eye to the light and turn it slowly: a silky sheen travels across the surface, vanishes and returns, like the coat of a big cat moving through tall grass. Behind it lie the finest parallel fibres in the quartz, catching the light. The effect is called chatoyancy, from the French chat, cat.

Roman soldiers are said to have carried tiger’s eye as a talisman, for a clear eye in battle. The stone only grows in narrow layers, never in large blocks. For a veneer, selected pieces are therefore joined into one surface, and the fine lines between them are not flaws but this stone’s handwriting.

Properties

Not a stone for facades but for jewellery and painting – coveted for thousands of years.

Family: Semi-precious stone
Hardness (Mohs): 7
Processing: sawn and polished
Surface: polished

For comparison: fingernail 2.5 · glass 5.5 · quartz 7. Values apply to the rock family.

Care

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Keep away from acids and strong heat.

Care instructions →

Frequently asked questions about Tiger Eye

Is the Tiger Eye at ROXXLYN real stone?

Yes. Tiger Eye is real natural stone, not a print and not a film. Because every piece is cut from the block, every grain is unique.

What does Tiger Eye feel like?

Tiger Eye is polished: smooth, with depth and shine, which brings out the pattern of the stone especially clearly.

How do I care for Tiger Eye?

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Keep away from acids and strong heat. Care instructions

What happens if Tiger Eye breaks?

Every piece comes with a Stone Passport. If the stone breaks within 12 months of delivery, we make the same model in the same type of stone again at half price, once per passport, plus shipping. More about the Stone Passport