Cat's Eye/ Lehsuniya (for Ketu): This is normally milky in colour. The gems are very hot in nature. Incase it does not suit the wearer, the gem sometimes gives immediate signals like uneasiness, restlessness etc.

• Cat's Eye is supposed to counter evil effects of Ketu and diseases caused by Mars. It may prevent unexpected mishaps of life, cures mania, paralysis etc.
  
• Saves from accidents and secret enemies.
  
• For businessmen, it is a miraculous result-giver stone. Bestows wealth by secret means like horse racing, gambling, stock and exchange market and speculations.
  
• It also protects from drowning, intoxication, and Government punishment.
  
• It is said to bring fortunes to those who gamble(horse racing, casinos).
  
• It should be worn in gold on 2nd finger or 3rd finger of right hand.
  
• The weight should be 3, 5 or 7 grams. This protects it's wearer from hidden enemies, mysterious dangers and diseases.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Cat's Eye is a gem, which displays a band of light at the top, which moves when the gem is tilted.
• The Mineral is chemically known as Chrysoberyl. The chemical bonding is rhombic.
• It is generally found in greenish, brownish, yellowish and colourless shades.
• It has a specific gravity of 3.71 and hardness of 8.5 on the Moh's scale. It is a farely hard material, which wears well as a ring stone. But it is brittle.

OCCURENCE

Cat's Eye is found in Sri Lanka, Brazil and India on a very big scale. It is also found in South Africa, Russia, Burma and U.S.A.

In India, it has been found in a very big way in Orissa. It is also found in Kerela, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Bihar

IDENTIFICATION

Being on opaque gem it poses certain difficulties in differentiating the natural gem and an artificial material.

One striking difference, which one can tell after some experience of seeing natural Cat's Eye Gems, is that the artificial Cat's Eye will be too clear and the Cat's Eye effect will be too marked. But a closer examination under magnification will show signs of a natural gem - like small marks, grains of stone and the small irregularies below the polished surface. The lower part of a Cat's Eye is not polished but is only grinded, so one can see the roughness of the stone there.

One very important factor, which anyone trying to identify a Gem should note, is that some deformities are always present in a Gem - their absence should be a cause of concern and not their presence.