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Tigers Eye (Gold)

Baryte Crystals

Baryte Crystals - UK

£3.00 – £5.75 ex VAT

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Specimens of Tigers Eye, collected from South Africa. Tigers Eye is a famous gemstone, due to its high quality, crystal habit, and ability to take cutting and polishing. These specimens are examples of gold tigers eye, being a mixture of gold and brown colours with a silky lustre. They are available in multiple sizes and come in a white card tray with an information label.

Please note that Tigers Eye contains the asbestos mineral crocidolite. Whilst overall, the crocidolite is suspended in quartz and inert, some fibres may come loose. As such, specimens will come in a polythene bag.

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Specimens of Tigers Eye, collected from South Africa. Tigers Eye is a famous gemstone, due to its high quality, crystal habit, and ability to take cutting and polishing. These specimens are examples of gold tigers eye, being a mixture of gold and brown colours with a silky lustre. They are available in multiple sizes and come in a white card tray with an information label.

Please note that Tigers Eye contains the asbestos mineral crocidolite. Whilst overall, the crocidolite is suspended in quartz and inert, some fibers may come loose. As such, specimens will come in a polythene bag.

Weight 180 g
Size

1.5" x 1.5", 2" x 2", 3" x 2", 4" x 3"

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