Gem: Cats Eye Kornerupine - vanadium bearing
Weight: 0.66 ct.
Dimensions: 6.25 x 4.3 mm
Clarity: SI / VS
Origin: Umba Valley Tanzania
Treatments: None
Comments:
I have been trying to source and list some good cats eye kornerupine for some time! It's not an easy gem to find reliably in high quality.
But I was able to stockpile, over time, a nice run of cats eye material that I just got back from a cutting partner.
This gem is a great, high-end cabochon, with a strong DOUBLE cats eye. Yes, there are two distinct rays that move around relatively independently of each other, with each cats eye line traveling in its own direction (and meeting occasionally). There are a couple of very shallow, stable surface reaching fractures that can be seen in the photos, which are very hard to notice in person. Those are really the only flaws / inclusions.
This gem is a pretty good medium size, suitable to stand on its own as a solitaire ring or pendant. It would look great flanked with some other gems, though!!
A real stunner / statement gem!