Tiger Eye & Moukite Earrings

2.5" long, Tiger Eye bar, Moukite Jasper discs, sterling silver wire and ear wires. 

Tiger Eye is a member of the Quartz family and forms from hawk’s eye through pseudomorphism of Crocidolite in Quartz. The largest deposit is in South Africa but others can be found in India, Burma, Australia, and the US. Tiger Eye is a protective stone that was traditionally carried as a talisman against ill-wishing and curses.

A variety of Quartz, Jasper’s microcrystals are laid out in sugar-like grains rather than fibrous layers like its close relative, Chalcedony. The name is derived from a Greek word meaning “spotted stone”—Jaspers can include up to 20% foreign material which can account for its wide variety of colors and patterns. Some important deposits are found in India, Russia, Brazil, France, Germany and the USA. Mookaite is a Jasper that comes from Australia. Awakens intuition and instincts. Can clear and activate the solar plexus and third eye chakras and align them with the root chakra