[Jewelry making - Article 00704] - Re: [Orchid] Red tiger eye

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Adam,

    Tigereye's natural color is blue.  Mother nature heats it till it
    turns honey....often you will find pieces that are blue with areas of
    honey mixed in (sometimes called 'hawkseye'.  If she keeps heating
    it, the honey will turn red.  You can do it in your oven (not sure of
    the temp though) if you wish.  I have had in the past, pieces of
    natural untreated tigereye with all three colors.  Unfortunately I
    did not keep any...its alll gone!!  Some tigereye can also be
    bleached to a grayish and even a greenish color. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net 




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