Tiger's eye stone (English spelling)

Japanese: 虎目石 - とらめいし(英語表記)tiger's eye
Tiger's eye stone (English spelling)

This mineral is a fibrous cluster of needle-shaped crystals of riebeckite, a type of alkali amphibole, replaced by quartz (sometimes called crocidolite). The iron is oxidized, giving it a yellowish-brown color. Its fibrous structure causes the iridescence to change, making it look like a tiger's eye, hence the name. When some of the riebeckite remains and takes on a deep blue color, it is also known as hawk's eye. It is mainly found in metamorphosed stratified iron deposits in South Africa and Australia, and is used as an ornamental stone.

[Satoshi Matsubara]

[References] | Amphibole | Ornamental Stone | Quartz
Tiger's Eye
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Tiger's Eye


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アルカリ角閃(かくせん)石の一種であるリーベック閃石riebeckiteの、針状結晶の繊維状集合(これをクロシドライトcrocidoliteとよぶことがある)を石英が交代した鉱物。鉄が酸化されて全体が黄褐色になっている。繊維状構造のため光彩が変化し、虎の目のようにみえるところからこの名がある。リーベック閃石が一部残って藍青(らんせい)色を帯びるものは、これとは別に鷹目石(たかめいし)(ホークスアイhawk's eye)ともよばれる。おもに南アフリカやオーストラリアの変成層状鉄鉱床中に産し、飾り石として利用される。

[松原 聰]

[参照項目] | 角閃石 | 飾り石 | 石英
虎目石(タイガーズアイ)
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虎目石(タイガーズアイ)


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