Composition Of Cat's Eye Gemstone

Composition of Cat's Eye Gemstone

Catseye gemstone, popularly known as “lehsuniya” in vedic astrology. Chrysoberyl is the gemstone that produces the most distinct “catseye” Chrysoberyl is a hard , tough and durable gemstone. Chrysoberyl is most often a lightly colored gemstone, though increased saturation will increase its value.

The Chemical formula of catseye is Beryllium Aluminum Oxide (Al2(BeO4) .

The MOHS Hardness scale starts with 1 being the softest mineral and ending with diamond at 10 being the hardest mineral. The hardness of the catseye is 8.5.

Different types of gemstones vary in density. Density of Cat’s Eye is 3.70- 3.72.

In gemology, refractive index is one of the chief means of identifying a gemstone. Gems with a higher refractive index tend to show more brilliance. Refractive index of cats eye gemstone is 1.744-1.755

Words brilliance, luster and fire used to describing the gemstone.

The luster of the cats eye gemstone is vitreous. Luster is the quality of reflecting light from the surface of the gemstone.

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