2.59 ct. Cat’s Eye Garnet*
Color: Dark Very Slightly Brownish-Red
Clarity: Translucent
Origin: Sri Lanka
Cut: Oval Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.3 x 6.3 mm
As true cats eye Garnets are actually exceptionally rare, we sometimes like to offer these somewhat duplicitous examples. Let’s explain - some Sri Lankan cutters have been able to ‘rotate’ a classic 4-ray star Garnet so that a single arm of the star is carried across the main surface of the stone giving the look of a cat’s eye. As long as these are noted as such, we see no problem here - the second ray is quite indistinct and you have to strongly illuminate the stone from the girdle to actually coax it out - see the last photo above. Quite a conversation starter among gemologists actually!