Tiger Eye Rough — Mexico

Tiger eye rough from Mexico exhibits the silky chatoyant optical effect — a narrow band of reflected light that moves across the surface like a cat's eye — in characteristic golden, brown, and bronze tones formed by iron-rich silicified crocidolite. This material cuts beautifully into cabochons that showcase the chatoyancy to maximum effect, and is a consistent bestseller in healing crystal and lapidary markets. Tiger eye is associated with courage, clarity of vision, and grounded confidence.