and East Africa

The result is a natural amorphous glass with conchoidal fracture

The principal sources are Brazil

fluorite was shaped into ornamental objects and often mistaken for jade

These faceted stones are set in solid

Tiger Eye Heart size:1.9"L x 2.1"W x 1"T and East AfricaA heart cut from a stone that already has its own internal movement. Tiger Eye is quartz that formed by pseudomorphismsilica and iron oxides replacing crocidolite fibers atom by atom while the fiber alignment survived intact. Light striking that alignment focuses into a single travelling band: chatoyancy. The warm golden brown hue is iron oxide woven through the quartz. Mohs hardness 6. 57; durable enough for a carving that will be handled often. Most