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The Cat’s Eye is one of the most unique looking gemstones available and comes in many colors and sizes. If you are looking for ornamental jewelry that is unique, mystical looking and fashionable, look into the Cat’s Eye.
Cat’s Eye gets its unique look due to the presence of fibrous mineral inclusions. The fibers in a Cat’s Eye form tubes that are parallel to one another deep within the quartz stone. These fibers are not that pronounced when in a square or rectangular form, however when in a sphere or oval shape, the fibers are more pronounced and extremely fascinating to look at.
The Cat’s Eye comes in many different colors such as gray, grayish green, yellow, red, blue, brown, black and white. The luster of the Cat’s Eye gives it a chatoyant or vitreous look and it is usually opaque or translucent in transparency. The Cat’s Eye is pretty hard; measuring 7 on the Moh’s scale and the fracture should be noted as conchoidal. The Cat’s Eye is usually rounded, oval or spherish, and quite attractive on many types of ornamental jewelry. For most Cat’s Eye lovers, it is worn on a ring, a charm or as part of a bracelet. Many people like Cat’s Eye because of its mystical qualities that are said to help the intellect, to foster wisdom and its connotation with a cat, meaning crafty or sly. If you are looking for a unique and interesting piece of ornamental jewelry, definitely consider the Cat’s Eye. |
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Cat’s Eye is usually made from quartz which is known as the most common type of mineral on earth. Quartz is located around the world and is defined in two separate groups usually categorized by the size of the crystals. There are two types of crystal structures; macro crystalline and cryptocrystalline. The difference is that macro are large crystal structures which are big enough to see with the naked eye, they include gemstones such as Amethyst, Cat’s Eye, Ametrine and Citrine, smaller cryptocrystalline structures are not able to be seen with the naked eye, they are only seen with a microscope, they include gemstones such as Agate, Jasper and Bloodstone.
The way that Cat’s Eye quartz is formed is due to a process or presence of fibrous mineral inclusions. Fibers in the forms of tubes are found within the quartz stone. When the Cat’s Eye stone is in a square or rectangular shape, the tube like fibers seem natural and not that striking, however when the stone is cut in a circle or oval, the parallel fibers become much more pronounced and striking. Quartz Cat’s Eye is usually located and mined in the veins that form within the quartz rock. Cat’s Eye is usually near milky quartz that borders quartz veins. Cat’s Eye has a specific luster called chatoyant. Its chatoyant luster, crystal structure, and transparency make it stand out from normal quartz. The Cat’s Eye is a striking piece of jewelry that is very beautiful, luxurious and mystical. If you are looking for a unique looking gem, take a look into the Cat’s Eye. |
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