Tigers Eye Stone Double Row Beaded Necklace

Approximately 20.5 inches long & 2.5 inch extender Genuine brown tigers eye stone Graduated size 2 layer Glass separator beads Pre-owned in good condition Tiger's eye is a unique and mysterious member of the quartz family. It ranges in color from rich, golden yellow to bronze and brown. Best seen when gems are cut en cabochon, tiger's eye displays an optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. Unlike other chatoyant gems, tiger’s eye quartz is made up of quartz with intergrown fibers of amphibole that were altered to golden or rusty-brown limonite. When light hits the surface of this gem, a silky, wavy shimmer moves across the surface of the stone resembling the eye of a tiger.