Aquamarine (Cat's Eye)

Item Description

Here we have a fine quality example of something you don't normally seen in Beryl. For many years, Beryl gems have been found in a wide range of colors, larger size stones and amazingly clean material. One of the most unusual occurences in Beryl gems, however is the "cat's eye" effect. This is seen in gems such as Tourmaline, Sillimanite and Chrysoberyl, but you don't see many of these Beryls of any variety that show good "eyes" lke this one. This particular stone is a very attractive "Oval Cabochon" cut Aquamarine cat's eye gem from Pakistan. The "eye" itself is rather sharp, and looks good in person under a strong penlight. It's a good-sized and fine quality stone with a very soft blue color. Honestly, there are only a few places around the world that produce good cat's eye Aquas these days, and anything this size is fairly scarace.