Today we mark a new gem, not very known, but definitely interesting for lovers of gems and precious stones who let themselves be enchanted by optical effects present in some specimens as in the case of Scapolite “Cat's eye” the protagonist of this article that presents the phenomenon called “chatoyancy“, the light is reflected from the stone because of the sort of inclusions to form a bright line of lighter color that crosses the entire bud.

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