Where it forms, where it's found
12recorded occurrences
Varieties
Physical
Crystallography
Synonyms
- Oeil-de-tigre
- Ojo de Tigre
- Pseudocrocidolite
- Tiger Eye
- Tigerauge
- Tigerøye
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1796Levaillant, F. (1796) New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1783, 84 and 85. Volume 3, C.G. and J. Robinson, London, 383 pp.
- 1811Lichtenstein, H. (1811-12) Reisen im Südlichen Afrika in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 und 1806. 2 vols., C. Salfeld, Berlin.
- 1811Klaproth, M.H. (1811) Chemische Untersuchung des Blau-Eisensteins, vom Cap der güten Hoffnung. Gesell. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin Magazin, 5, 72-74 and 75-76.
- 2003Heaney, Peter J., Fisher, Donald M. (2003) New interpretation of the origin of tiger's-eye. Geology, 31 (4) 323 doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0323:niotoo>2.0.co;2DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0323:niotoo>2.0.co;2
- 2004Gutzmer, Jens; Beukes, Nicolas J.; Cairncross, Bruce (2004) New interpretation of the origin of tiger's-eye: Comment and Reply: COMMENT. Geology, 32 (1). e44-e45 doi:10.1130/0091-7613-32.1.e44DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613-32.1.e44
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Tiger's Eye — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/tiger-s-eye-3960},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}