Pietersite 6mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Blue Tiger Eye It also serves as the

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

Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal-blue to bright blue to dark blue-green

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost makes the red spots (caused by iron and hematite) look suspended in time

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

Pietersite 6mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Blue Tiger Eye It also serves as thePietersite 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.