0.59 ct. Faceted Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl
Color: Medium Slightly Greenish-Yellow
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Sri Lanka
Cut: Round brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 5.6 mm
We aren’t sure if the lapidary knew about this or not before cutting. They are one of those who does like visual tricks, so we suspect that they did indeed. A very unimposing 1/2 ct Chrysoberyl on first assessment, it doesn’t take you long to realize that this is, in fact, a cat’s eye stone. The result is rather unexpected, the chatoyancy is transformed into a kind of Moonstone effect across the table. Quite lovely actually. A fascinating little gem and the first we have seen like this.