tiger's-eye

Golden banded stone

Tiger's-eye is a golden-brown gemstone with a silky, lustrous appearance.

The stone displays chatoyancy—bands of light that shift across the surface as it moves, resembling the eye of a cat or tiger.

It's popular in jewelry and ornamental objects: a tiger's-eye ring, tiger's-eye cufflinks.

Also spelled tiger eye or tigereye.

metaphysical

talisman

Magical protective charm

confidence · courage · willpower · clarity · focus · strength · prosperity · luck · chakra · meditation

gemstone

quartz

Crystalline silicon dioxide

chalcedony · hardness · lapidary · carat · crystal · bead · inlay · polished · ornamental · pseudomorph

jewelry

pendant

Suspended jewelry ornament

earrings · brooch · ring · cabochon · setting · artisan · craftsmanship · jeweler · ornament · accessory

color

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • brownDark earth tone
  • tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue

honey · caramel · ochre · bronze · copper · rust · mahogany · banded · striped · variegated

chatoyancy

shimmer

Tremulous, wavering light

bands · gleam · reflection · optical · striped · wavy · fibrous · parallel · iridescence · glimmer

Opposites
gemstone color/appearance

tiger's-eyelapis lazuli

Blue ornamental stone

amethyst · moonstone · turquoise · rose quartz · malachite

gemstone value/rarity

tiger's-eyediamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

ruby · emerald · sapphire · alexandrite · painite

gemstone optical properties

tiger's-eyediamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

rock crystal · glass · aquamarine · kunzite

Family

tiger, eye, tigers, eyes, eyed, eyeless, eyeing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G