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cat\u2019s-eye<\/strong>, any of several gemstones that, when cut\u00a0<\/span>en cabochon<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(in convex form, highly polished), display a luminous band reminiscent of the eye of a cat; this particular quality is termed\u00a0<\/span>chatoyancy<\/a>.\u00a0Precious<\/a>\u00a0cat\u2019s-eye, the rarest and most highly prized, is a greenish chatoyant variety of\u00a0chrysoberyl<\/a>called\u00a0<\/span>cymophane;<\/a>\u00a0the chatoyant effect is due to minute parallel cavities.\u00a0<\/span>Quartz cat\u2019s-eye, the commonest, owes its chatoyancy and grayish green or greenish colour to parallel fibres of asbestos in the quartz. The two may be distinguished by their specific gravities; chrysoberyl is much denser. Crocidolite cat\u2019s-eye (African cat\u2019s-eye), more commonly known as\u00a0<\/span>tigereye<\/a>\u00a0(or tiger\u2019s-eye), is quartz that contains oriented fibres of\u00a0crocidolite<\/a>\u00a0that have been replaced by silica.\u00a0<\/span>Corundum cat\u2019s-eye<\/a>\u00a0is an imperfect star\u00a0sapphire<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0ruby<\/a>\u00a0in which the star is reduced to a\u00a0luminous<\/a>\u00a0zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VARIETY: Cat’s Eye
\nHEATED: Un Heated
\nSPECIES: Natural Chrysoberyl
\nGGTL NO: 132343
\nDATE: 9\/2\/2022
\nCARAT WEIGHT: 2.39ct
\nSHAPE: oval
\nCUT: Cabochon Cut
\nDIMENSIONS : 8.54*6.82*4.86mm
\nCOLOUR : Brown
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