Red Tiger Eye Worry Stone - 2 inch

Red Tiger Eye Worry Stone cut to a full oval with a thumb hollow, the fibre structure running lengthwise across the face. The colour is a deep auburn to brick red, considerably darker than golden Tiger Eye, and the chatoyancy reads as a soft band of light that travels across the stone as it tilts rather than staying put. Cut correctly, as here, the fibres sit parallel to the long axis so the band moves along the direction a thumb naturally travels.

Red Tiger Eye is traditionally associated with self-assurance and with acting under pressure, the red variant carrying more of that forward charge than the golden form it derives from. It is commonly held before something demanding, carried during a period of sustained effort, or given to someone who needs to hold their nerve rather than to settle. Turning the stone to watch the band move is a large part of why people keep picking it up.

Key Properties
Primary Focus: Confidence & Ambition
Secondary Focus: Energy & Vitality
Chakra Association: Root, Sacral
Zodiac Sign: Aries, Leo
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger, Dragon
Ruling Planet: Mars
Elements: Fire, Earth
Mohs Hardness: 7
Stone Family: Tectosilicate
Material: Red Tiger Eye
Form: Worry Stone
Finish: Polished
Approximate Size: 50 mm (2 inches)
Approximate Weight: 32-37 g
Listing: Single unit

Geological Information
Red Tiger Eye is a quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite, silicon dioxide at Mohs 7 in the trigonal system, in which silica has replaced the original mineral fibres while preserving their parallel alignment. That preserved alignment is what produces the chatoyancy, the band of light travelling across the surface. The red colouring comes from extensive oxidation of iron within the crocidolite fibres, taking the material well beyond the golden-brown of standard Tiger Eye. Both natural and treated red material exists and South Africa produces both: some specimens develop the colour naturally through more complete iron oxidation in the deposit, while a proportion of commercial material is heat treated from standard golden-brown Tiger Eye, typically above 300 degrees Celsius, to achieve the same effect. The treatment status of this material has not been confirmed with the supplier. South Africa is the primary source, with further material from India and Brazil.

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