Quartz · Africa
Tiger's Eye
Courage — practicality and balanced grounding
Specimen
- Found in
- South Africa, Australia, India, Thailand
- Key ingredient
- Quartz + Asbestos
- Species
- Quartz
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus
About this stone
A chatoyant gemstone with golden-brown bands that shimmer with silky luster. Tiger's Eye promotes courage, willpower, and practical decision-making. It attracts steady prosperity through determined, grounded action.
Geology · Formation
How it forms: Quartz replacing fibrous crocidolite.
Tiger's Eye is a 'pseudomorph'—a mineral that has taken the shape of another. It begins as a fibrous blue mineral called Crocidolite. Over millions of years, silica replaces the original fibers while perfectly preserving their fibrous structure. The Result: A dense, golden-to-brown quartz that displays a silky cat-eye effect.