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Gems lacking the silky inclusions required to produce the cat s eye effect are usually faceted. It is popular in men s rings and cufflinks and is also very popular in beads.
Milk and honey is a term commonly used to describe the color of the best cat s eyes.
Cat s eye gem. Chrysoberyl is occasionally seen in jewelry stores but it is very expensive in sizes that are large enough to be used in a ring. The most famous and valuable cat s eye gemstone is chrysoberyl cat s eye. The chatoyant effect is due to minute parallel cavities.
Cat s eye has been treasured for many centuries and is believed to be a powerful protective stone particularly against evil spirits. The only cat s eye gem that is commonly seen in mass production jewelry is tiger s eye. In fact when the term cat s eye is used alone in the gem trade it always refers to chrysoberyl cat s eye.
The term cat s eye is derived from the phenomena displayed by this stone known as chatoyancy which in french means cat s eye. Cat s eye any of several gemstones that when cut en cabochon in convex form highly polished display a luminous band reminiscent of the eye of a cat. Precious or oriental cat s eye the rarest and most highly prized is a greenish chatoyant variety of chrysoberyl called cymophane.
This particular quality is termed chatoyancy. All other types of cat s eye gems require an additional varietal designation such as cat s eye apatite. An alexandrite cat s eye is a chrysoberyl cat s eye that changes color.
Cat s eye has long been considered a good luck charm in numerous cultures.
