Cat's Eye A-Grade, Banded 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_03122026 Trace amounts of iron can

Trace amounts of iron can also affect the hue

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

golden tan

At times in ancient history

Chiastolite is also known as the Cross Stone for the cross matrices of browns

Cat's Eye A-Grade, Banded 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_03122026 Trace amounts of iron canCats Eye is a quartz stone that appears in a range of colors including white, gray, green, yellow and brown. The fibrous asbestos inclusions in the stone give it the flash that inspired its name. It is a form of Chrysoberyl, the third to hardest common natural gemstone, with a Mohs Hardness of 8. 5, between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9).