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SCAPOLITE - Cat's Eye - Baffin Island, Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
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Most of the scapolite offered for sale here comes from the Beluga Pit, just south of Kimmirut, on southern Baffin Island, Nunavut. This is the same site where most of the Baffin Island sapphire came from. This scapolite is very fluorescent, glowing a bright yellow colour when exposed to long-wave ultraviolet light. The strength or quality of the "Cat's Eye" ranges from weak to strong and is generally weaker in the larger cabochons. Photographing the cat's eye proved to be difficult; generally the "eye" is more apparent in your hand than the camera could capture.
With a hardness of 5 - 6 on Mohs hardness scale scapolite is a little too soft to use in rings. However, scapolite could be used in earrings and pendants.
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Weight........... |
11.52 carats |
Catalogue #.. | RW233 |
Dimensions... |
15.8 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
light tan |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is weak. Cut in Kingston, Ontario. |
Total Price.... |
$27.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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Weight........... |
11.50 carats |
Catalogue #.. | SW084 |
Dimensions... |
17.6 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
light tan and brown |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is very weak. Cut in Kingston, Ontario |
Total Price.... |
$32.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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Weight........... |
6.34 carats |
Catalogue #.. | SW089 |
Dimensions... |
12.2 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
medium light tan |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is weak. Cut in Kingston, Ontario |
Total Price.... |
$27.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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Weight........... |
4.60 carats |
Catalogue #.. | SW093 |
Dimensions... |
11.4 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
Very light tan |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is weak. Cut in Kingston, Ontario |
Total Price.... |
$20.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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Weight........... |
4.14 carats |
Catalogue #.. | RW261 |
Dimensions... |
10.7 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
light tan |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is moderate. Cut in Kingston, Ontario |
Total Price.... |
$20.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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Weight........... |
3.78 carats |
Catalogue #.. | RW232 |
Dimensions... |
10.4 mm |
Cut Style....... |
Round cabochon |
Colour............ |
light tan |
Clarity............ |
Opaque |
Comment ...... |
Cat's Eye is moderate. Cut in Kingston, Ontario |
Total Price.... |
$20.00 CDN |
GEC................ |
F (Epoxy treated) (Glossary of Terms) |
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