Rare Collector's Find: 8.08ct 11.82mm Round Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl Item: XTR154
Price: $39,999.00
Product Description for Rare Collector's Find: 8.08ct 11.82mm Round Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl8.08ct 11.82mm round cats-eye chrysoberyl
Product Information for Rare Collector's Find: 8.08ct 11.82mm Round Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl
| Product Type: | Single Stone |
Primary Stone / Cats-Eye
| Shape: | Round | Composition: | Natural |
| Cut: | Cabochon | Treatment: | Untreated |
| Color: | Green | Gemstone Group: | Chrysoberyl |
| Dimensions: | 11.02 MM - Not Calibrated | Optical Properties: | Cats-Eye |
 home learning library chrysoberyl
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Fast Facts
| While chrysoberyl is actually Greek for “gold,” the most common color is greenish-yellow is commonly found in Victorian and Edwardian jewelry. |
| Chrysoberyl is also found in green, brownish-yellow and honey yellow colors. |
| Alexandrite, a grass green chrysoberyl, changes color to a raspberry red under incandescent light. |
| Some chrysoberyl, when cut with a dome surface (cabochon) displays a streak of light known as cat’s eye. When used alone, the term cat’s eye always refers to chrysoberyl. These stones are highly prized among collectors. |
 Looking for chrysoberyl? Look in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Russia (Urals), Zimbabwe, and the United States.
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Chrysoberyl is a mineral that produces gemstones ranging from golden-yellow to green-yellow, green, brownish and red. Two prized chrysoberyl gemstones include alexandrite and chrysoberyl cat’s eye. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, it is 8.5, making chrysoberyl among the hardest gemstones. Sources include Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Russia (Urals), Zimbabwe and the United States.
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Chrysoberyl cat’s eye is a highly prized gemstone in the chrysoberyl family. The shortened term “cat’s eye” always refers to chrysoberyl cat’s eye. When cut in a cabochon or dome style, it displays fine, parallel lines of moving light rays that appear similar to the pupil of a cat. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, it is fairly hard at 8.5. Primary sources include Sri Lanka and Brazil as well as China, India, and Zimbabwe.
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