Beautiful tiger's eye sphere

A tiger's eye sphere from South Africa with an intense, golden-brown color and vivid grain. Depending on the incidence of light, the stone shows fascinating reflections and the typical silky tiger's eye shimmer.

Tiger's eye is a pseudomorphosis: originally blue crocidolite fiber rock was replaced by SiO₂ solutions, while the fiber structure was retained. These parallel fibers create the silky luster (chatoyance).

When rotated, the strip of light moves across the surface and follows the fiber axis. This makes the sphere look different from every angle and shows a dynamic daily course with changing light.