Chrysoberyl · Chrysoberyl

Yellow Chrysoberyl

Yellow chrysoberyl is a hard, bright iron-yellow gem, best known through its chatoyant form — the true cat's-eye, standard against which all other cat's-eyes are named.

Colour
yellow

Transparency
Transparent

RI
1.746–1.755

SG
3.71–3.75

Mohs
8.5

Birthstone
June

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