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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. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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   A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.

5. 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.

6. List of jewellery types - Wikipedia

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7. Bracelet - Wikipedia

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   A decorative gold charm bracelet showing a heart-shaped locket, seahorse, crystal, telephone, bear, spaceship, and grand piano. Chain mail bracelet, in Byzantine weave, with silver-plated copper rings and green aluminium rings. A bracelet is an article of jewellery that is worn around the wrist. Bracelets may serve different uses, such as being ...