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Alexandrite Cat's Eye, 3.42ct

Name: Alexandrite Cat's Eye, 3.42ct
Brand: Mined in India | Certified by IGI
SKU: 8800311
Price: 1283 USD
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Mined in India | Certified by IGI

Listing ID: 8800311

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GEMSTONE & ORIGIN:
Gemstone	Natural Alexandrite Cat's Eye
Origin	Orissa (India)

WEIGHT, SHAPE & MEASUREMENTS
Carat Weight	3.42 Carats
Dimensions (L x W x H)	9.70 x 6.52 x 5.69 mm
Shape	Oval
Cutting Style	Cabochon

DESCRIPTION:
Color	Lively Intense Green changing to Reddish Brown
Clarity	Semi-Transparent
Cat's Eye Sharpness	Very Clearly Visible Chatoyance (Super Sharp)
Color-Change Effect	Faint Color-Change Effect

TREATMENTS & CERTIFICATION:
Treatments	Not Heated, Treated or Enhanced
Certified By	IGI

REFERENCES:
Stone ID	R11958
Listing ID:	8800311

About Alexandrite Cat's Eye

Alexandrite Cat's Eye combines two alluring optical phenomenon found in the mineral chrysoberyl - chatoyance and color-change effect. Since Alexandrites are in themselves extremely rare, those stones that also display a cat's eye effect are almost priceless.

They display the typical color change from green in daylight to red in incandescent as seen in most alexandrites. These stones must be cut into cabochon for them to display the chatoyancy effect.

These stones are generally milky, but it is not uncommon to find stones which are transparent while having a strong cat's eye effect.

Depending on the extent of the color-change, an alexandrite can be extremely expensive. The most valubale are stones which appear a perfect green like an emerald in daylight and a perfect red like ruby in incandescent. Such stones however, are highly limited and rare to find. They are today found in many other counrties like India, Madagascar, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.