It is composed of both tiger s eye and hawk s eye. A member of the quartz family of gemstones pietersite is a pseudomorph of quartz. Pietersite started as the mineral crocidolite one of several minerals such as tigereye which belong to the riebeckite family of amphibole silicates. Pietersite is sought after for gemstone collections and jewelry not for industrial use. The gold tinges of the stone are perfect contrasts to its usual brown grey and blue black colors.
Pietersite is a member of the quartz family. Crocidolite is one of several minerals which belong to the riebeckite family of amphibole silicates the quartz family includes many gemstones including many popular gems as well as some lesser known quartz varieties too. Pietersite was discovered by sid pieters in 1962 in namibia and named in his honour. Pietersite colours include blue rusty red gold and brown. Pietersite belongs to the large family of quartz gemstones.
Pietersite may be shaped into beads but it is rarely faceted since its surface is opaque. Pietersite is a variety of quartz composed naturally of tiger s eye hawk s eye and jasper and is characterized by an incredible chatoyancy and brilliance of life within the stone. Pietersite is a pseudomorph of quartz which means that it started its life as another mineral crocidolite but over time quartz replaced the crocidolite fibres. The fibers cause a chatoyancy similar to that seen in tiger s eye. A pseudomorph is one mineral that changes into another.
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This stone was discovered in 1962by sid pieters in a farmland in windhoek namibia. Pietersite is a chalcedony with embedded fibers of amphibole minerals with varying degrees of alteration. This stone was discovered in 1962by sid pieters in a farmland in windhoek namibia. Pietersite may be shaped into beads but it is rarely faceted since its surface is opaque. Pietersite is a member of the quartz family.Pietersite is a chalcedony with embedded fibers of amphibole minerals with varying degrees of alteration. It is composed of both tiger s eye and hawk s eye.
