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- Stone type
- Natural Chrysoberyl
- Weight
- 0.32ct
- Size
- 4.8x3.2mm
- Color
- Grey
- Cut
- Oval cabochon
- Clarity
- Opaque
- Treatment
- Untreated
- Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Hardness
- 8.5
- Phenomenon
- Chatoyancy (Cat's eye effect)
Natural Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye 0.32ct Oval Cabochon
€11.50 EUR€12.80 EURSKU: ot1275
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A small grey oval chrysoberyl cat's eye cabochon from Sri Lanka, 0.32ct at 4.8x3.2mm. The stone shows the characteristic pale grey body color of Sri Lankan chrysoberyl with a visible chatoyant band that moves across the polished dome under directional light. Note: a chip is visible on the stone, as documented in the product photos, priced accordingly.
Chrysoberyl is one of the hardest gem minerals, and the cat's eye variety from Sri Lanka is among the most prized in the world for its chatoyant quality. This piece is untreated and natural, suited to a collector or as an affordable natural cat's eye for study or small jewelry use.
Natural chrysoberyl cat's eye, Sri Lanka, sold loose.
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- Hardness
- 8.5
- Cleavage
- Distinct
- Durability
- Very good
- Soapy water
- Safe
- Ultrasonic
- Avoid
- Steam
- Avoid
About chrysoberyl
Chrysoberyl is 8.5 on the Mohs scale and has excellent toughness, which makes it one of the most durable gemstones. It has one cleavage plane, but this is rarely a problem.
Cleaning
Warm water, a drop of mild dish soap and a soft brush, then rinse and dry with a soft cloth. Skip ultrasonic and steam cleaners: cabochons usually contain fine inclusions or fissures that vibration and heat can open.
Wear and storage
The cat’s eye line comes from fine parallel fibers or needles inside the stone, which also make it slightly less tough than a clean faceted stone, so treat the domed surface gently. Chrysoberyl is hard, so it can scratch softer gemstones stored with it. Harder stones such as sapphire, ruby and diamond can scratch it, so keep it apart from them and store it on its own in a gem jar or a soft pouch.
For your jeweler
This chrysoberyl is untreated. Chrysoberyl handles normal setting, re-tipping and polishing well. If the stone has fissures that reach the surface, keep it out of direct torch flame and acid pickle.
Scale
True to scale: 4.8 × 3.2 mm
Shown next to a €1 coin (23.25 mm) in the exact ratio, so you can picture the real size.
