1.08 Cts of Brownish Tiger's Eye in a oval-cab Cut

8 x 6mm, Brownish Tiger's Eye oval-cab

Beautiful Tiger Eye, when viewed with a light source reflection Eye moves as the light

• Dealer Offering Item for Sale: New Directions - Gems

   

  The gems are usually cut en cabochon in order to best display their chatoyancy.

• Tiger's Eye Specifications:
  • Gem Species: Quartz Group
  • Hardness: 7 -
  • Density: 2.65
  • RI: 1.544 -
• Size: 8 (L) X 6 (W) mm
• Cut: oval-cab
• Calibrated Gemstone: No.
• Carat Weight: 1.08 Carats TCW
• Overall Grade: Cab AA
• Clarity Description: IF - Internally Flawless: Free on inclusions under 10x magnification.
• Clarity Breakdown: Cabochon Opaque material - Has excellent clarity, whether it be of a uniform opaquity, or crystalline in nature.
• Cutting Breakdown: Cabochon Cuts: Has a expertly and uniformly cut and will set well.
• Carat Breakdown: Average in Carat Weight for this size stone (+/- 5%).
• Photo Clarity Breakdown: Color is Excellent, Image is Sharp, & Background is True.
• Photo Taken with Flash.
• Photo shows Multiple views of pairs of gemstones.
• Pricing based on a pair of gemstones.
• Tiger's Eye is very popular in jewelry making. It has the grounding energy of the earth, but embellished with glowing warmth. This stone is perfect for people in need of more confidence to accomplish their goals. It helps people to recognize self resources and use it for the attainment of their dreams apart from making them judge situations and determine the best possible way to approach it. Roman soldiers wore it, engraved with symbols, to protect them during battle.
• The gems are usually cut en cabochon in order to best display their chatoyancy. Red stones are brought about through gentle heat treatment. Dark stones have had their colors improved and been artificially lightened using nitric acid treatments. Honey-colored stones have been used to imitate the much higher valued cat's eye chrysoberyl (cymophane), but the overall effect is unconvincing. Artificial fiberoptic glass is a common imitation of tiger's eye, and is produced in a wide range of colors. Tiger's Eye mostly comes from South Africa and East Asia.
• Tiger Eye lets you see everything. Use it for insight and you can be a very lucky person. When used in jewelry the tiger eye may bring good luck and protection from the evil eye to the wearer. It also known to bring clear thinking and insight. Healing properties of Tiger Eye Tiger's-eye or Cat's-Eye is a stone for the mind, not the body. Tiger Eye is used to focus the mind. It will cause the mind to have feeling of oneness and feel more direct in all thoughts. It makes one aware of one's own needs related to the needs of others.
• Photo shows a flash ring on the cabochon caused by the flash of the camera
• Photo shows flash from the camera
• We grade each gemstone for Color, Clarity, cut, and Carat weight. We try to define / analysis each gemstone and photo taken (all photo are of the gemstone itself not a general stone photo) to help you make a better decision.
• These photos are intended to provide you with an accurate visual representation of the gem.
• Photo's taken with a macro lens, which may make the gemstone look larger in some views..
• Combining of views also may make gemstone look different sizes.
• All photos are the exactly the gemstone pictured, minus any display items. Photos are likely not actual size; please see item description for dimensions. If there is a defect not discernible in the pictures, it will be included in the text. , Please keep in mind that the prismatic reflective properties of gems will often produce varying degrees of color and what colors you see, someone else may not. If there is a concern or doubt, please ask prior to purchase. Remember that color is a very tricky thing to transmit electronically. There are many variables, including lighting, background, physical filters, digital filters, the capabilities of the monitor on which the image is displayed, and the color perception of the viewer.
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• Check out the mult views of the gemstones..