Mined from Griqualand, South Africa. 



Quartz tiger-eye; pseudomorphous after asbestiform riebeckite (crocidolite). 



Facts about tiger-eye quartz:

--Tiger's eye quartz is the planetary stone for Gemini

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--Tiger-eye quartz is known to protect people when carried



--Quartz, in general, is the most common mineral on Earth



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