Ceylon alexandrite
In the late 1800’s, a rough cat’s-eye of over 700 carats was discovered and in 1930, the stone was shaped into a 465 carat cabochon.
This cat’s-eye, named “The Eye of the Lion” is the largest in the world and represents one of the greatest gemstone finds in the history of Sri Lanka.
Locality details
Country	Sri Lanka	
Region	Western	
Province	Kalutara	
Locality	Horana	
Latitude	6.7167	
Longitude	80.0600	
Altitude	298	
Time zone	UTC+6DT	
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Alexandrite from Horana is never as vividly colored as those from the Ural Mountains in Russia. Some exceptionally large cymophane (cat’s eye) as well as large alexandrite have been found, including some that produced gemstones exceeding 65 carats.