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The Foley Special
 The Foley Special
$150.00
Petrified prehistoric 3" x 2" shark tooth (carcharocles megaladon), 3-15 million years old. A "baby tooth"...only 3" long! Silver-wrapped as a pendant on an 18" necklace
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composed of tiger-eye, bone, hematite, and chrome spacers. Screw-barrel clasp for extra security.
Tiger Eye: Tiger eye is quartz that contains oriented fibres of crocidolite that have been replaced by silica. Tiger eye displays chatoyancy (a vertical luminescent band like that of a cat's eye) . Tiger eye typically has lustrous alternating yellow or brown bands. Roman soldiers wore tiger's-eye for protection in battle. Tiger Eye was thought to be all seeing due to its appearance and was thought to relieve high blood pressure. Wearing tiger eye is thought to be very helpful in the presence of following diseases: bronchial asthma, kidney, rheumatic heart disease, otitis and psoriasis. It is used for focusing the mind. It is said that Tiger Eye offers protection during travel, strengthens convictions and confidence. This very warm stone is beneficial for the weak and sick.
Hematite: (Fe2O3) Iron oxide. Hematite is a silvery, shiny opaque stone that almost looks like metal. Hematite is heavy and relatively hard oxide mineral, that constitutes the most important iron ore because of its high iron content (70 percent) and its abundance. Ancient Egyptians used hematites as ornamental objects placed inside their tombs. Red ochre was used by prehistoric artists in their cave paintings. Nowdays hematite may also be used as a polishing powder and as a paint pigment. Said to be a good healing and grounding stone, it strengthens the body and improve resistantance to life's stresses. Hematite inspire inner life and helps to keep inward peace.
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