Exhibiting both adularescence and chatoyancy, these cat's eye moonstones are doubly phenomenal! Adularescence is the billowy sheen that moonstone is known for. Chatoyancy is the cat's-eye effect that is caused by needle-like inclusions within a gem. When light reflects off these needles, it forms a narrow, bright line, similar to what happens when light reflects off a spool of silk thread.
Moonstone with white or blue adularescence is typically the most popular, but this tray of golden brown moonstones reminds us of fall and the autumn moon!
(Image 1) Photo: Eric Welch/GIA. Courtesy: Star Shine Ltd. (Image 2) Photo: ICA. Courtesy: Temple Trading.