TIGER'S EYE POLISHED CABOCHON STONE - ASIAN ORIGIN

A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF NATURAL TIGER'S EYE STONE, EXPERTLY CUT AND POLISHED INTO A TEARDROP CABOCHON FORM. THIS SPECIMEN DISPLAYS THE CHARACTERISTIC OPTICAL PHENOMENON OF CHATOYANCY, WITH A DISTINCT LUMINOUS BAND THAT APPEARS TO MOVE ACROSS THE SURFACE AS THE STONE IS ROTATED UNDER LIGHT.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: TIGER'S EYE (PSEUDOMORPH OF CROCIDOLITE WITH IRON OXIDE REPLACEMENT)
- CUT: POLISHED CABOCHON, TEARDROP FORM
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 3.5 CM, WIDTH 2.2 CM
- COLOUR: GOLDEN-YELLOW WITH DARK BROWN TO BLACK STRIATIONS
- OPTICAL PROPERTIES: STRONG CHATOYANT EFFECT WITH VISIBLE CAT'S EYE BAND

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THE STONE EXHIBITS A HIGH-QUALITY POLISH WITH A MIRROR-LIKE FINISH ON ALL CURVED SURFACES. THE STRIATIONS ARE CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED, SHOWING THE NATURAL BANDING PATTERN CHARACTERISTIC OF PREMIUM TIGER'S EYE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, REPAIRS, OR SURFACE DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. THE SPECIMEN IS PRESENTED IN A CLEAR ACRYLIC DISPLAY CASE WITH ARCHIVAL LABELLING.

PROVENANCE: SPECIMEN REFERENCE H3384. CATALOGUED AS ASIAN TIGER'S EYE, CONSISTENT WITH THE COLOUR SATURATION AND STRIPING PATTERN TYPICAL OF PREMIUM ASIAN SOURCES. THE STONE IS MOUNTED IN A PROTECTIVE CLEAR ACRYLIC CASE WITH PRINTED ARCHIVAL LABEL.

TIGER'S EYE REMAINS HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS AND PRACTITIONERS OF CRYSTAL HEALING FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND RICH COLOUR. THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS A WELL-EXECUTED POLISHED SPECIMEN SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY, JEWELLERY SETTING, OR COLLECTION PURPOSES.

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