91 g 5.10 × 4.90 cm finest tiger's-eye alchemical skull Otherworld View - Gemstone of the Ancient Alchemical World- 91 g
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Tiger’s Eye meteorite skull from South Africa, 91 g, 5.10 × 4.90 cm.
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91.00 grams heavy genuine tiger’s-eye skull - fantastic carving!
Premium skull of fine, fantastic morbid art - alchemical tiger’s-eye skull with fine chatoyance
"with living death eyes" a very fine piece - crafted in great detail - in this quality and mineral layering rare - tiger’s-eye was used in alchemical laboratories to produce the Philosopher’s Stone and to produce gold
91 g 5.10 x 3.90 x 3.40 cm
- Tiger’s-eye: the golden-yellow to brown layers show a wonderful chatoyance:
The absolute highlight of this piece is the pronounced chatoyance (also known as the cat’s-eye effect). When light hits the surface, a golden, silky shimmer travels across the mineral – similar to the pupil of a big cat.
This effect arose through a fascinating pseudomorphosis: originally parallel-grown crocidolite fibers (a hornblende-asbestos type) were over millions of years replaced by crystal-clear quartz (silica). The fine fibrous structure remained perfectly preserved. Embedded iron hydroxide (limonite) gives the stone its world-famous honey-yellow to gold-brown coloring.
Seller's Story
High-luxury interior art objects - investment minerals and gemstones - Jurassic fossils - magical objects - healing gemstones
Translated by Google Translate91.00 grams heavy genuine tiger’s-eye skull - fantastic carving!
Premium skull of fine, fantastic morbid art - alchemical tiger’s-eye skull with fine chatoyance
"with living death eyes" a very fine piece - crafted in great detail - in this quality and mineral layering rare - tiger’s-eye was used in alchemical laboratories to produce the Philosopher’s Stone and to produce gold
91 g 5.10 x 3.90 x 3.40 cm
- Tiger’s-eye: the golden-yellow to brown layers show a wonderful chatoyance:
The absolute highlight of this piece is the pronounced chatoyance (also known as the cat’s-eye effect). When light hits the surface, a golden, silky shimmer travels across the mineral – similar to the pupil of a big cat.
This effect arose through a fascinating pseudomorphosis: originally parallel-grown crocidolite fibers (a hornblende-asbestos type) were over millions of years replaced by crystal-clear quartz (silica). The fine fibrous structure remained perfectly preserved. Embedded iron hydroxide (limonite) gives the stone its world-famous honey-yellow to gold-brown coloring.
Seller's Story
High-luxury interior art objects - investment minerals and gemstones - Jurassic fossils - magical objects - healing gemstones
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Main mineral
91 g 5.10 × 4.90 cm finest tiger's-eye alchemical skull
Mineral form
Otherworld View - Gemstone of the Ancient Alchemical World
Supplement
Heavy Tiger Eye Magic Skull
Weight
91 g
Origin (region/city)
South Africa
Country of origin
South Africa
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