Buy Chatoyant Gemstones: Cats Eye, Star Gems and Simple Chatoyant Gems

In the world of gemstones, phenomenal gems are some of the most unique and highly sought-after of all. When it comes to chatoyancy, there are several different forms, including cat's eye and asterism chatoyancy, as well as simply chatoyancy. Cat's eye and asterism (star) chatoyancy is a phenomenon known to occur in a handful of different gem types. High-quality, especially chrysoberyl, can exhibit a 'milk and honey' effect, which can be seen when moving a light side-to-side of the gem, concentrating it laterally, which results in one side appearing dark and the other light. Some rare stones may even exhibit 'split eyes' or 'split stars' when exposed to two different direct light sources. As two lights shift, a single eye splits into two, each following one of the lights resembling an opening and closing eye effect. This remarkable phenomenon can also occur with quartz, tourmaline, apatite, beryl, sillimanite, sapphire, garnet, ruby, diopside and moonstone.

Simple chatoyancy is not as pronounced as cat's eye or star chatoyancy, but is equally as beautiful and striking. Simple chatoyancy is also the result of parallel microscopic needle-like inclusions. Simple chatoyancy appears as multiple reflections of small silky and thread-like streaks of light. With only slight adjustments to its viewing angle, simple chatoyancy can cause a stone to change from light to dark and back to light again. Gems such as tiger's eye, hawk's eye, pietersite, seraphinite, as well as charoite are the some of the best-known gems that possess simple chatoyancy.

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22.02 carat Swiss Blue Topaz, Oval loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 19.9 x 15.1 mm

2.11 ct Yellow Beryl, 10.4 x 8.2 mm Oval Cut From Madagascar

4.49 carat Emerald-Cut Emerald, loose Certified Emerald from Zambia, Natural Gem, 11.2 x 8.7 mm

0.86 ct Loose Purple Sapphire, 6 x 5.1 mm Oval Cut From Madagascar

1.14 ct Loose Yellow Tourmaline, 6.1 mm Round Cabochon From Mozambique

1.56 carat Yellow Citrine, Emerald Cut loose Citrine from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 8.1 x 6.1 mm

8.45 carat Pear Shape Amethyst, loose Certified Amethyst from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 18 x 12.8 mm

1.32 carat Yellow Citrine, Round loose Citrine from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 7.1 mm

2.63 carat Yellow Citrine, Pear Shape loose Citrine from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 10.6 x 8.1 mm

0.66 carat Oval Emerald, loose Certified Emerald from Colombia, Natural Gem, 6.1 x 4.5 mm

8.58 carat Swiss Blue Topaz, Marquise-Cut loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gems, 13.9 x 8.2 mm

0.92 ct Yellow Beryl, 7.1 x 6.8 mm Trillion Cut From Madagascar

28.48 ct Cushion Jasper, 21.8 x 14.3 mm From Indonesia

13.53 ct Pink Azotic Topaz, 12.2 x 10.1 mm Cushion Cut From Brazil

2.42 carat Oval Amethyst, loose Certified Amethyst from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gems, 6.1 x 4.1 mm

0.73 carat Blue Sapphire, Marquise-Cut loose Sapphire from Madagascar, Natural Gem, 8.1 x 4 mm

8.12 ct Round Checkerboard Smoky Quartz, 14.1 mm From Brazil

105.43 ct Green Agate, 29.6 x 28.5 mm Pyramid Cut From Indonesia

4.61 ct Green Jade, 12.1 x 10.2 mm Oval Cut From Myanmar

1.24 carat Orange Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Untreated Gem, 5.9 mm

0.96 carat Yellow Tourmaline, Oval loose Tourmaline from Mozambique, Natural Untreated Gem, 7.6 x 5.5 mm

0.89 ct Orange Sphalerite, 5.6 mm Round Cut From Spain

7.04 ct Odd Shaped Rainbow Pyrite, 19.9 x 10 mm From Russia

52.47 carat Pear Dendritic Agate, loose Certified Dendritic Agate from India, Natural Untreated Gem, 45.6 x 21.9 mm

0.86 ct Loose Round Cut Lapis Lazuli, 6.1 mm From Afghanistan

1.36 ct Yellow Beryl, 6.9 x 6.9 mm Cushion Cut From Madagascar

2.03 ct Octagon Cut Peridot, 6.1 x 4 mm From China

3.27 carat Orange Hessonite Garnet, Emerald Cut loose Hessonite Garnet from Madagascar, Natural Untreated Gems, 7.2 x 5.7 mm

1.01 ct Blue Apatite, 4.8 x 4 mm Oval Cut From Madagascar

4.77 carat Black Tourmaline, Emerald Cut loose Tourmaline from Tanzania, Natural Untreated Gem, 10.9 x 8.7 mm

19.42 ct Oval Onyx, 25 x 18.1 mm From Sri Lanka

52.4 ct Oval Opal in Matrix, 42.8 x 27.5 mm From Honduras

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