Tiger Eye Rainbow 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch rounds The fibrous asbestos inclusions in

The fibrous asbestos inclusions in the stone give it the flash that inspired its name

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth

blue or gray

Tiger Eye Rainbow 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch rounds The fibrous asbestos inclusions inTiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light. Tiger Eye has been revered and feared throughout history as an all to seeing, all to knowing eye, as well as a stone of prosperity, protection and good fortune.