Collection: Cat's Eye Tourmaline

Cat's eye tourmaline is a rare and valuable variety of tourmaline that exhibits a special optical effect called shimmer or cat's eye effect (also known as chatoyancy ).

🔮 Characteristics of Cat's Eye Tourmaline

• Cat eye effect:
  This optical phenomenon creates a bright band of light that runs through the stone, resembling the pupil of a cat's eye. It occurs due to parallel fibrous inclusions within the stone that reflect the light.

• Colors:
  Cat's eye tourmaline can be found in various shades, but is often colored:

  • green,

  • brunette,

  • black (schorl),

  • golden yellow,

  • sometimes pink or reddish, although rarer with shimmer.

• Hardness:
  It has a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, making it a durable stone suitable for jewelry.

• Training:
  This stone forms in environments rich in boron and aluminum, often in granite pegmatites .

🌍 Origin

The most famous deposits for cat's eye tourmalines are located:

• in Brazil,

• in Madagascar,

• in Sri Lanka,

• in Africa (notably in Tanzania and Mozambique).

💎 Use in jewelry

• Cat's eye tourmaline is often cut en cabochon , which is the best cut to highlight the cat's eye effect.

• Highly prized in fine jewelry rings , pendants , and bracelets.

🌟 Spiritual properties and lithotherapy

• Energy protection : it is known to absorb negative energies and protect against external influences.

• Stimulation of intuition : the cat's eye effect symbolizes inner vision , intuition and alertness.

• Emotional balance : helps soothe mental tension and refocus emotions.

🧼 Maintenance

• Clean with warm soapy water, rinse with clean water.

• Avoid chemicals, ultrasound and thermal shock.

• Store away from harder stones to avoid scratches.