Aquamarine (Cat's Eye)

Item Description

This is an impressive cat's eye Aquamarine gem from Pakistan, which is something you don't normally seen in Beryl. Beryls are loved for their wide range of colors, larger size stones and amazingly clean material, but one of the most unusual occurences in Beryl gems is the "cat's eye" effect. This effect typically seen in gems such as Tourmaline, Sillimanite and Chrysoberyl, but you don't see many of these Beryls of any variety that show it. This particular stone is a very attractive "Oval Cabochon" cut Aquamarine Cat's Eye gem from Pakistan. The stone shows a notably sharp eye, and looks good in person under a strong penlight. It's a unique stone with a very soft blue color, and we don't see good cat's eye Aquas these days from anyw here. For the starting bid, this gem is a steal as it came to us priced at $1,540.00 retail.