Burgundy / Black
Red Tiger's Eye
Polished red tiger's eye round beads — deep burgundy-black crystal with copper chatoyant bands and glossy cat's-eye flashes for a warm protective strand.
Red Tiger's Eye is a metamorphic mineral, Mohs hardness 7.
Where it’s found: Tiger's eye comes mainly from South Africa, with smaller amounts from Australia, India and Namibia.
Why the colour: It formed when quartz slowly replaced fibres of another mineral. Iron gives it the golden brown, and the fibres catch the light in that silky moving band.
Good to know: Most red tiger's eye on the market is golden tiger's eye that has been heated, which turns the iron a deeper red. This is a stable, widely accepted treatment.
Across traditions, red tiger's eye is worn as a reminder of courage, protection, grounding and energy. We share these correspondences as cultural tradition, not medical claim.
Often gifted to those born under leo and gemini and capricorn.
Designs are handmade in Britain after ordering, usually crafted in our Oxfordshire studio within 2-3 days.