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5" Chatoyant, Polished Pietersite Slab - Arizona
This is a beautiful, 5" wide hand polished slab of Arizona pietersite, also known as Arizona tiger's eye. It has been polished on one side and left with a matte finish on the other.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Pietersite is a variety of chalcedony that contains amphibole mineral fibers, resulting in a chatoyant effect similar to tiger's eye. It is found in a variety of colors including blue, grey, brown-red, brown, orange, and yellow. It is named after Sid Pieters, a mineral dealer from Namibia that documented the discovery of this variety of chalcedony.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Pietersite
LOCATION
Arizona
SIZE
5 x 4.9", .23" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#146440