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Monday, March 23, 2009

Cats Tuesday: Cat's Eye Cats

John took me to see Gemstar Gems in Enfield, New Hampshire this weekend. We found these tiny cats made from cat's eye. Cat's eye is a quartz with the quality of chatoyancy — a fancy name for a fancy gemstone.
Better known as a cat's eye this stone is named for the actions of a cat's eye when exposed to light. The line forms an aperture that opens and closes as it is rotated under a direct light source.
For more information, see Your Gemologist here.

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4 comments:

  1. catsynthMarch 24, 2009 12:25 PM

    That is quite a find! And quite a variety of colors (quartz is good for that).

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  2. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 8:36 PM

    It's still cold here also. I see your temp. on your side bar. I live in Ontario Canada near Mtl. & close to Ottawa.
    So you have 8 cat's and you have 8 Cat's eye's in your hand. How cool is that? Love all the colors.
    Sorry you couldn't see my video. Now I'm wondering if you heard the song?
    I do Cat Rescue. It's my passion along with dogs...but cat's are my favorite. Actually I love them all.
    Sheba goes to the vet Thursday. She's in heat already. It has only been 2 weeks since she birthed 2 still borne.
    Poor baby
    Nice to meet you
    Love Claudie
    xo

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  3. YdianaMarch 25, 2009 1:06 AM

    Hi Andree

    I don't mind keeping those cute cat's eye gemstones...as long as it not real cats eyes...haha!

    Nice finding and thanks for the info!

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  4. GattinaMarch 25, 2009 2:14 AM

    I love semi precious stones and that would be perfect for me !

    BTW the word verification is : "sadico" lol !

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