Blue tiger eye is the cooler cousin of the familiar gold tiger eye. Same banded chatoyancy (that silky shift of light across the surface when you tilt it), just darker, more steel and shadow than honey.
It's the stone for the moment you have to stay calm and also stay in the room. Hard meetings. Family dinners that have been hard for years. The conversation you've been putting off because the other person doesn't make it easy. Blue tiger eye doesn't soften the situation. It steadies you inside the situation, which is different.
Look at it under a light and you'll see the band move. That movement is the giveaway that you've got real tiger eye and not a glass imitation.
You'll be sent the one intuitively chosen for you.
Quick facts
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Material: blue tiger eye (silicified crocidolite, naturally chatoyant)
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Sizes: about the size of a large grape, naturally varied
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Best for: hard meetings, tense family time, staying calm without leaving the room
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Pairs well with: black tourmaline, hematite, smoky quartz
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Care: rinse and pat dry; durable.