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Cat's Eye MoonstoneWe welcome you to enjoy our fine selection of Cat's Eye Moonstone for Sale. The unique Cat's Eye effect is quite strong in Moonstone and therefore jewelers like to use it in various jewelry designs. Cat's Eye Moonstone is a very affordable gemstone and usually used for rings, pendants and earrings. We stock them as singles and also as matched pairs suitable for earrings. All our gemstones are guaranteed natural, we also offer certification by independent gemological labs like ICA Gemlab. |
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Moonstones are very popular and historical gemstones with a very distinctive appearance where a glow or shimmer seems to float above the surface of the gemstone - a phenomenon known as adularescence.
Very rarely this phenomenon combines with the equally alluring cat's eye effect and produces a truly spectral gemstone.
Cat's Eye Moonstones come in a variety of delicate colors - white or colorless, cream, gray, yellow and orange are the most common. While the color is very important, of course, it is the surface sheen or shimmer plus the characteristic 'eye' that makes this stone.
Read more about gemstones colors here
Cat's Eye Moonstones are a type of feldspar in which two feldspar minerals, orthoclase and albite, mix together in layers as they form. This layering scatters light as it enters the stone and produces the famous glow.
The Cat's Eye effect is caused by thin needle-like inclusions within the stone which also catch and interfere with light as it enters the Moonstone and creates the sharp 'pupil' that we see on good examples.
Most gemstones are valued on their color but with Cat's Eye Moonstones there are a couple of more important factors when it comes to price.
Before the color is taken into consideration the Cat's Eye Moonstone must show a sharp 'eye' which should be as centered as possible with a nice even movement as the gemstone is turned.
Then the Cat's Eye Moonstone must have the distinguishing gleam known as adularescence that floats like an aura about the stone.
Most moonstones are cut to be around 5 to 10 carats in weight as this size shows off the glow and the eye at their best and is also a convenient size for jewelry items. The price per carat does not change as the stone gets larger.
After this the color is a matter of personal taste although any with a blue sheen will be much prized. The price per carat can vary considerably according to the above criteria but should fall between $3 and $50 per carat no matter the size.
For more details please refer to our full Moonstone Info page here
Cat's Eye Moonstones are an all-natural untreated gemstone.
The best Cat's Eye Moonstones are famously found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar as well as Brazil, Madagascar, Australia and the US.
Cat's Eye Moonstones are rated at 6 - 6.5 on Mohs hardness scale making them durable enough for most types of jewelry items. Rings may need protective settings but as they are always cut as cabochons with rounded tops and flat bottoms there are no sharp edges or corners to chip.
Cat's Eye Moonstones can be found in both matching pairs and in lots so matching jewelry sets are an option too.
Cat's Eye Moonstones are one of the official birthstones for June
Cat's Eye Moonstones can be used to celebrate the 13th wedding anniversary.
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