Description
The heart is a very ancient symbol of love used by everyone worldwide. Traditionally, the heart has been chosen in several cultures as the seat of love and emotion. Why the heart was chosen as a symbol of love is not entirely clear. Perhaps because the heart is automatically associated with (emotional) life, and without the heart (read: love), life is not possible. The heartbeat is also influenced by emotions; for example, our heart beats faster when we are in love. The heart wants to be loved. The heart needs love. It is even said that love extends life expectancy, while loneliness has the opposite effect. Everyone knows the expression: "He died of a broken heart.".
Tiger's eye is a variety of quartz. The stone's color is yellow-brown to brown, streaky, and opaque. Its locations include Africa, India, Mexico, California, and Australia. Tiger's eye is formed by the silicification of black-blue asbestos fibers called crocidolite. This process creates solid inclusions of hair-like crystals within the quartz. The oxidation of the original crocidolite fibers creates the stone's golden, lustrous limonite fibers. Tiger's eye is so named because the stone reflects light reminiscent of a tiger's eye. This slit-shaped light effect is called chatoyancy or "cat's eye." When the stone is cut cabochon (sphere), the beautiful cat's eye effect is most visible. The stone's color gives it its name: the red variety is called Cat's Eye, the blue Falcon's Eye, and the yellow Tiger's Eye (golden yellow, golden brown).
