Cat's-eye

Chrysoberyl occurs in a range of colors, from green, greenish-yellow and yellow to brown. It is a hard and durable particularly suitable for use in jewelry. The name is derived from Greek “chrysos” meaning golden and “beryllos” which refers to the beryllium content.

Hardness:-7.0

Appearance:
Cat’s-eye when cut into cabochon, has a near white line across a yellowish grey stone, due to canal or feather like fluid inclusions or needle like inclusion of rutile. Cat’s-eye is generally cut into a cabochon and more or less is round or oval polished piece.

Occurrence:
Cat’s-eye comes mainly from Sri-lanka. The most famous cat’s-eye is from sri-lanka only. Cat’s-eye is also found in Burma also.

Value:
The most highly priced cat’s-eye color is a light golden brown, often with a shadow that give a light and dark “milk and honey” effect.

Astrology:Cat’s-eye known from thousand of years in Asia, it was highly valued for the protection it afforded from the “evil-eye”