Awesome Rare Deep Purple NATURAL Cat's Eye Scapolite Cabbing & Faceting Rough Lot from China. There really isn't too much of this produced in nature and we were lucky enough to get this parcel at a great price! The color on this isn't a Dark Purple but that Perfect Purple for the most part. Most of the Purple Scapolite you are likely to encounter in the market is usually treated; however, even that is rare these days and than to find Cat's Eye rough is nothing short of a miracle.

This parcel is a mix of everything from Cabbing Rough to Faceting Rough with a few Crystals thrown in. I would say the Facet Rough runs anywhere from 20-50% of the parcel depending on how strict you are with your grading and preferences. For the purpose of purchasing we would suggest sticking with the lower number. Most of the rough DOES have chatoyancy; however, in the smaller pieces it is not very apparent and therefore, you can facet the smaller stones to produce stones that face-up well depending on orientation.

Natural Purple Scapolite is generally much smaller in size than Yellow Scapolite commonly available from Tanzania. We were lucky to procure a large parcel of this material and most of it has already sold directly. This is a blind pour of what we have remaining. We have SEVERELY discounted this so do NOT let this go by!

1. Yellow Scapolite turns a nice Purple and Lavender once Irradiated in a cobalt 60 unit at 400-500 Megarads. Post and Prior heating lightens color saturation.