This Mala Has 108 8mm Tigers Eye Beads The Gemstone Known As Tiger's Eye Is A Form Of Chalcedony Quartz, But It Didn't Start Out As Quartz. It Began As The Fibrous Blue Mineral Called Crocidolite And Was Gradually Transformed Into Quartz While Maintaining Its Fibrous Formations. Tiger's Eye Is Called Just That To Resemble A Cat's Eye With Its Brown Base And It's Golden, Yellow Light Catching Shimmer.