Cat's Eye:

Presentation :

• Quite rare variety of Quartz from the Tiger's Eye, Bull's Eye, Hawk's Eye family etc.

Names) :

• Cat's eye (quartz variety).

Etymology : 

• Eye of cat : According to the characteristic color and appearance .

Group, Family: 

• Quartz family (Microcrystalline/Cryptocrystalline).

Color : 

• Tiger's Eye: Parallel fibers, Yellow, Dark Yellow and Brown (even Golden Orange), with Silky, Shimmering reflections. (Sometimes mixed with Hawk's Eye (Unaltered Crocidolite Pseudomorph)) | Pietersite: Like tiger's eye but without any particular organization of the fibers.

Chandelier: 

• Glassy.

Origin : 

• South Africa, Australia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Austria, Namibia (pietersite), etc.

Crystal system: 

• Trigonal 296.

Chemical composition : 

• SiO2 | Coloring/Effect: Different postulates: 1) Fibrous structure resulting from the pseudomorphosis of quartz after crocidolite tinted/altered by iron oxides | 2) Fibrous structure resulting from the formation of elongated silica crystals which would have formed in fractures opening and closing several times during formation 289.

Transparency: 

• Opaque.

Density : 

• 2.58 to 2.66.

Hardness : 

• 7.

Cleavage: 

• Null.

Breakage: 

• Irregular.

Line color: 

• White.

Shock resistance: 

• Good.

Heat resistance: 

• Good.

Physical virtues:

• Eliminates toxins.
• Gives energy, flexibility, relaxation, boldness. It is a good stone for athletes who must produce a short effort (speed, jump).
• Treats hearing.
• Good regulator of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and intestines.
• Treat the lungs .
• Treats the central nervous system.
• Improves nighttime visual acuity.
• Allows you to keep your mind clear and protects against harmful influences.
• Protects children's health and cures angina.
• Particularly effective for all respiratory tract diseases.
• Effective against colds.

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Authority. Luck and abundance. Free yourself from bad behavior. Courage. Creativity. Mental flexibility. Impulses. Joy and good humor. Versatility. Professional and financial success. Sentimental success. Strategy. Stress.

Spiritual virtues:

• Protects against the evil eye and attracts good fortune.

Chakras:

• 3rd eye

Purification:

• The cat's eye belongs to the so-called “solar” stones and its recharge will be done in the sun and the earth or on a quartz or amethyst geode or a mass of rock salt (refer to the article on cleaning, purification, reloading, reprogramming).

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