{"product_id":"tiger-eye-crystal-bracelet","title":"Tiger Eye Crystal Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden-brown quartz with a band of light that moves as the wrist turns - the chatoyancy that gives tiger eye its name. Each bead keeps the ghost of the fibrous mineral it replaced, polished to a silk sheen. Warm, banded, and never still.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiger eye is quartz - SiO₂, Mohs 6.5–7 - with a structure unlike any other quartz in this range. It began as crocidolite, a fibrous blue mineral; over geological time silica replaced the fibres while keeping their alignment. The parallel fibres are what catch the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moving band is chatoyancy - from the French for cat’s eye - an optical effect of that fibrous structure. Light reflects along the fibres, so a bright line travels across the stone as it turns. The gold-brown colour comes from iron oxides left behind by the original mineral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic deposits lie in the Northern Cape of South Africa, where most of the world’s tiger eye has been mined since the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsked often\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the colour natural?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe golden-brown is natural. Red tiger eye on the market is usually heat-treated, and the blue sold as hawk’s eye is the original fibre before quartz replaced it - this is the untreated gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it contain asbestos?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original fibre was an asbestos mineral, but in tiger eye it has been replaced and sealed by quartz. Polished beads are stable and safe to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the band of light move?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLight reflects along the parallel fibres inside the stone, so the band travels as the angle changes. Turn the wrist and it answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I care for it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWipe with a soft, slightly damp cloth and dry. At Mohs 6.5–7 it wears well. Keep the cord dry - remove before swimming, bathing, or applying scent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sarisariglobal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900355186913,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/5480\/6497\/files\/Se55aeb251c724631a1df359bc1652c59x.jpg?v=1791709699","url":"https:\/\/sarisariglobal.com\/products\/tiger-eye-crystal-bracelet","provider":"Sari Sari Global | Perfume | Fine Jewellery Dubai | Stone Bracelet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}