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Cats eye Gemstone and stars appearing in gemstones are still considered inclusions but of a unique type. While the presence of inclusions is often harmful to the value and looks of Cats eye gemstones, cats eyes and stars have the opposite effect. These may occur naturally or man made but they enhance the beauty of cats eye gemstone. Use the following tips when shopping for cats eye gemstone with stars and also cats eyes.
It is a fact that cats eye gemstone is a product of chatoyance or chatoyancy.
It is an optical effect brought about by a certain light intensity emitting in a specified direction from the gemstones surface. Cats eye Gemstone may either be produced by fibrous cavities or inclusions, such as the case of cats eye Gemstone in chrysoberyl, or fibrous structures like cats eye gemstone in quartz. The effects of chatoyancy can also be achieved in woodworking and providing products with 3D appearances.
Chrysoberyl is a well known gemstone and it is also a fact that this gemstone is arguably the most popular gemstone for its cats eye inclusions. Chrysoberyl is often mistakenly believed to be under the beryl group of stones. In truth, chrysoberyl is not part of the beryl group, but aquamarines and emeralds are. Chrysoberyl is mostly found in East Africa, Sri Lanka, and Brazil.
This gemstone registers the third highest rating in the Mohs scale for naturally occurring stones. There are three types of chrysoberyl that is alexandrite, the more common yellow chrysoberyl, and lastly cymophane or cats eye. There are certain cats eye gemstones belonging to the beryl group can also display chatoyant features. This includes golden and green beryl, aquamarine, and emerald. The effects are, however, not as intense as those in chrysoberyl and therefore needs special mounting to strengthen the look and feel of its cats eye.
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