Tiger Eye Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
For steady courage.
Learn what Tiger Eye is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Tiger Eye Crystal Guide.
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These are A-grade Tiger Eye crystal chips from the Northern Cape, South Africa, sold by the piece or by the pound. Tiger eye's golden-brown shimmer, called chatoyancy, comes from fine parallel fibers within the quartz. Each chip runs 0.25-0.50 inches at Mohs 6.5-7, bought directly at the source. A favorite focus stone for crystal grids and desks.
Tiger eye is gold and brown quartz with a silky shimmer called chatoyancy, caused by parallel fibers that catch light and seem to move as you tilt the stone. It's the closest thing to optical magic in the stone world.
Roman soldiers carried tiger eye for bravery in battle.
We bring these chips in from Northern Cape, South Africa. Worth knowing: a lot of the tiger eye on the market is heat-treated. What we carry is natural and untreated.
In the tradition, tiger eye shows up most often around settling into who you already are, career, and coming back to the task in front of you. It's traditionally linked to the solar plexus and root chakras. If that resonates, set one on your desk where you can see it during meetings or tough conversations. Trust what feels useful and leave the rest.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Tiger Eye sits at 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural tiger eye from Northern Cape, South Africa. Untreated. Northern Cape, South Africa is the primary global source.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 0.25 to 0.5 inches on its longest side and weighs 0.25 to 1 grams. About 400 to 800 pieces per pound at this size, and each option shows its piece count.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
This batch is from Northern Cape, South Africa. It came to us through a direct source, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeWe work directly with the mine or workshop, with no intermediaries in between. The relationship is personal, pricing is transparent, and we can speak to each batch. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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