They are not uncommon but can be difficult to find.
Blue cat s eye tourmaline.
The cat s eye or chatoyancy effect is most easily seen in strong light especially in sunlight.
Cat s eye tourmaline is rare variety of tourmaline which exhibits a unique reflection of light that resembles the slit eye of a cat.
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It is a semi precious stone.
Cat s eye tourmaline stones are usually found in pink and green.
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The optical phenomenon is exceptionally rare and occurs in only a handful of gems.
Tourmaline with tiny parallel inclusions sometimes display a strong cat s eye effect when polished.
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About cat s eye tourmaline.
Compounded with elements such as aluminium iron magnesium sodium lithium or potassium.
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The technical term used by gemologists to refer to a cat s eye effect is chatoyancy a term derived from the french phrase oeil de chat which means eye of the cat.
Likewise other gemstones families tourmaline also comes in a wide variety of colors.