Tiger's Eye look-alikes
Quartz (fibrous chalcedony with crocidolite inclusions)
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Tiger's Eye. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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Hawk's Eye
Quartz (fibrous chalcedony with unoxidized crocidolite inclusions)
Also known as: Blue Tiger's Eye
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Chrysoberyl
Also known as: Cymophane
Serpentine Cat's Eye
Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile
Also known as: Serpentine
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