Tiger Eye & Tiger Iron Gemstone Beads, Pendants and Cabochons
Premium quality wholesale Tigereye and Tiger Iron gemstone beads, pendants and cabochons for jewelry making and designing. Carefully selected gemstones help you create outstanding necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Tiger Eye is a type of quartz, with its golden luster has yellow and brown stripes and a strong chatoyance or sheen sometimes referred to as "eye". Thus the stone's name is based on its resemblance to the eye of the tiger. Jewelry makers find it easy to recognize. Red Tiger Eye is often heat treated. Dark blue Tiger Eye can be natural and is also known as Hawk's Eye. Many new bright blue or "peacock" Tiger Eyes are dyed. Tigereye is mined in Australia, Myanmar, Nambia, South Africa and the U.S.A. Some feel this stone can be effective for those who are stubborn since it is purported to pull one into a more positive and flexible attitude. Others wear Tigereye to give them courage and strengthen their convictions. It has also been said to be an appropriate stone for easing sexual tension between partners. It is maintained that Tigereye helps with heart disease, psoriasis, bronchial asthma and high blood pressure. Tiger Iron gemstone is chocolate or brown colored with yellow veins. Tiger Iron is composed of tiger's eye, red jasper, and black hematite and mainly found in Australia. It is said to promote self-confidence and self-assurance and to improve stamina.