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2. Tiger's eye - Wikipedia

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   Tiger's eye (also called tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown colour and a silky lustre.As members of the quartz group, tiger's eye and the related blue-coloured mineral hawk's eye gain their silky, lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that have mostly turned into limonite.

3. Chatoyancy - Wikipedia

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   Tiger's eye Tiger's eye. In gemology, chatoyancy (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔɪ. ən s i / shə-TOY-ən-see), also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, [1] is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones, woods, and carbon fiber. Coined from the French œil de chat, meaning 'cat's eye'. The chatoyant effect is typically characterized by ...

4. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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   “The stone is said to represent purity, faith, and intuitiveness, and is associated with the third eye and crown chakras, connected to one’s spirituality.” SunChan - Getty Images Pearl

5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types. Minerals. There are over 300 types of minerals that have been used as gemstones. Such as: ... Tiger's eye ...

6. Pietersite - Wikipedia

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   Polished Pietersite. Pietersite is a commercial term for a variety of the mineral chalcedony.Originating from Namibia and China, where it is mined for use as a decorative stone due to its chaotic chatoyancy and brecciated structure.

7. This conservationist lost his eye in a tiger attack — but he ...

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   The NTNC monitors the tigers with camera traps and identifies potentially problematic tigers. After an attack, a tiger will often revisit the site, says Paudel, allowing the team to profile the ...

8. Aqeeq - Wikipedia

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   A stone is ground into shape (often a cabochon or a short, wide cylinder) and polished to a shine. Sometimes the flat surface is engraved with a religious motto in Arabic, which is sometimes inlaid with gold. The finished gem is then mounted on a ring according to the stones finished size. Both men and women wear aqiq rings as jewellery.

9. Edwards hits 9 3-pointers as Timberwolves blow out Trail ...

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   Anthony Edwards hit nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-102 on Friday night. The nine 3s on 15 attempts were one short of a ...