Collection:
Cat's eye
Cat's eye stone , also called cat's eye chrysoberyl , is a gemstone that exhibits a unique optical effect called chatoyancy .
🌟 Main Features
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Scientific name: Chrysoberyl (when talking about the real cat's eye stone)
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Hardness (Mohs scale): 8.5 (very strong)
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Color: Usually greenish yellow to golden brown, but can vary
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Luster: Vitreous to silky
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Chatoyancy: A fine luminous line moves across the surface of the stone, like the pupil of a cat's eye — hence its name.
🔍 Origin of the cat's eye effect
This effect is due to the presence of parallel fibers or tubular inclusions in the stone, which reflect light in a particular way. To maximize this effect, the stone is cut into a cabochon (a smooth, curved shape without facets).
🌍 Origin
The main deposits are located at:
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Sri Lanka
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Brazil
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India
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Madagascar
💎 Varieties not to be confused
There are other stones with a similar effect, but which are not chrysoberyl :
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Tiger's Eye : Shimmering quartz, golden brown with stripes
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Hawk's eye : bluish, rarer
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Cat's eye quartz : quartz containing amphibole fibers
