14k Yellow Gold Cats Eye Moonstone Pendant. Small

For sale is a 14k white gold pendant with a cats eye moonstone.  This pendant features a round moonstone with "chatoyancy," a ghostly white "cats eye" that moves under the surface of the transparent gemstone.  In sunlight or bright indoor light the moonstone displays a white line curving from the bottom to the top of the stone, and shifts from left to right as you move the moonstone in the light.  The moonstone is secure in prong settings.  The moonstone is slightly elevated in a raised basket setting, allowing a maximum of light to reflect and refract through the gemstone.  This pendant is a classic.  It is also extremely versatile, as the neutral moonstone can be combined beautifully with gold, diamond and gemstone jewelry.  

Chatoyance is an optical phenomenon in which a band of reflected light, known as a "cat's-eye," moves just beneath the surface of a cabochon-cut gemstone.  Chatoyance occurs in stones that contain a large number of very thin parallel inclusions within the stone, known as a "silk." The light reflects from these inclusions to form a thin band across the surface of the stone. The band of light always occurs at right angles to the length of the parallel inclusions.

The item shows normal wear for a pre-owned piece (light scratches, dings, dents and scuff marks.)   

Jeannie