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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.
Hieracium (/ h aɪ. ə ˈ r æ s i əm /), [3] known by the common name hawkweed [4] and classically as hierakion (from ancient Greek ἱέραξ, hierax 'hawk'), [5] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and closely related to dandelion (), chicory (), prickly lettuce and sow thistle (), [6] which are part of the tribe Cichorieae.
Hawk's eye; Helenite (artificial glass made from volcanic ash) Iddingsite; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Lapis lazuli; Libyan desert glass; Llanite; Maw sit sit; Moldavite; Obsidian; Apache tears; Pallasite; Peridotite (also known as olivinite) Siilinjärvi carbonatite; Soapstone (also known as steatite) Tactite; Tiger's eye; Unakite
Dubois also notes the hawk's significance in biblical texts. "From a Biblical perspective, a hawk is a symbol of divine guidance and that we are being watched out for from above. It is a call to ...
Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals such as quartz, agate, amethyst or opal. Despite the common use of the term "crystal", many popular stones used in crystal healing, such as obsidian, are not technically crystals .
The leaves have laxative properties. The dried flowers and flower buds are used as a substitute for tea in case of diabetes patients. The powdered seed is also applied to the eye, in case of chronic purulent conjunctivitis. [citation needed] Sesuvium portulacastrum: Shoreline purslane
Sekhmet, goddess of healing and medicine of Upper Egypt; Heka, deification of magic, through which Egyptians believed they could gain protection, healing and support; Serket, goddess of healing stings and bites; Ta-Bitjet, a scorpion goddess whose blood is a panacea for all poisons; Isis, goddess of healing, magic, marriage and protection
Hawk-Eye, a tracking system used in cricket, Gaelic football, hurling, tennis and other sports; Hawkeye State, a nickname for the state of Iowa; The Hawkeye Initiative, a Tumblr page that places the fictional comic character Hawkeye in poses held by female characters; Hawk's Eye (Sailor Moon), a member of the Amazon Trio in the Sailor Moon series