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Tiger's Eye

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Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.1 × 2.5 cm
Description

A classic thick block of yellow fibrous tiger eye specimen that is formed when banded, iron-rich fibrous amphibole are completely replaced by quartz.

Ex. Gabriel Fauvart specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tiger's Eye

Mixture Of: 

Crocidolite

Hardness: 
0.0

Riebeckite

Formula: 
◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0

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