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Specimen List

Tigers Eye Slab (blue)
A variety of quartz (SiO₂) with pseudomorphic replacement of crocidolite (blue asbestos, a fibrous amphibole). Exhibits chatoyancy (cat’s-eye effect) caused by fibrous structure reflecting light in parallel bands. This stone started it's life as one of the most deadly stones ever discovered, but has been morphed into what you see today.
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