Pietersite 6mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Blue Tiger Eye The shell is often found

The shell is often found naturally polished with a green or brown spiral on one side and a white "eye" on the other

It also serves as the Mohs hardness scale index mineral for a hardness of 8

It's soft chatoyancy is reminiscent of the moon's light

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20-ton blocks of the stone

Pietersite 6mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Blue Tiger Eye The shell is often foundPietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light. It also occurs in golden yellows and browns as well as milky white. Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye, Hawk Eye and Jasper and is believed to discharge negative energies and cleanse the aura.