St Francis Tiger's Eye & Smokey Topaz Cat Face Rosary

Manufacturer: St Francis Paws4Critters Rosaries (Handcrafted)

SKU: 109

Price: $25.00

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EXCLUSIVELY crafted by Robyn!

Genuine Tiger's Eye gemstones and Cat Face beads make a purrrrrrr-fect combination!

Special rosary for all cat lovers! Makes a great gift for any Catholic who loves cats or animals!
This is a 5 decade rosary. It measures approx. 20" (inches) in length including the crucifix.

Our Father beads: Rare, detailed Czech glass opaque Smokey Topaz, cat face. These beads look like melted milk chocolate!

Hail Mary beads: GENUINE Tiger's Eye gemstone bead, approx. 6mm. Tiger's Eye gemstone beads are a tawny gold to brown. They have cat's eye appearance on most beads. These beads are GENUINE gemstone; so, no two are alike. Smooth easy to handle beads. *See below for an official description of Tiger's Eye gemstone beads.

Center: Silver-tone, detailed St Francis center (may vary slightly from photos)

Crucifix: Highly ornate silver-tone log style crucifix.

TIGER'S EYE GEMSTONE BEADS

Tiger's eye (also Tigers eye, Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster. It is a fibrous silicified crocidolite (blue asbestos), a classic example of pseudomorphous replacement. An incompletely silicified blue variant is called Hawk's eye. A member of the quartz group, its physical and optical properties are identical or very near to those of single-crystal quartz.

The gems are usually cut as cabochons in order to best display their chatoyancy. Red stones are brought about through gentle heat treatment. Honey-colored stones have been used to imitate the much higher valued cat's eye chrysoberyl (cymophane), but the overall effect is unconvincing. Artificial fiberoptic glass is a common imitation of tiger's eye, and is produced in a wide range of colors.

Notable sources of tiger's eye include the USA, Canada, China, Brazil, Namibia, India and Burma.

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