What is it?

It's an earring. The stone is apatite in a hexagonal shape in a gold setting. I haven't looked up just what sort of stone this is, but I think it's beautiful.

I like the blue shade, it's kind of tourquois-ey with a kind of sapphire blue touch. The gold setting is nice, I like unique settings of that kind... there's nothing else like it!

The colors really drew me in.

The gold setting sets it off!

Thanks!

I've had a long day and a busy one tomorrow, time to get horizontal!

I was going to guess opal. Lol

It's totally new to me!

Ty for sharing with us.

I love interesting gems and minerals. What a beautiful blue.i remember many years ago visiting the Smithsonian Institute and loving the rocks and minerals on display. I could have spent the whole day in that section!

When I first saw the stone in an ad, I was totally captivated by the colors! I knew I had to buy it, and I only hoped that the colors were half as good as the photo!

They were identical.

Sounds like your day at the Smithsonian was a hit! Hope you can get back there someday.

But I have a Green Apatite Genuine amongst my watercolors. Now I know where the name came from!

And if you want to know BUNCHES about apatite, go here: https://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/apatite/apatite-info.php

I apologize for my late reply; I had a very busy afternoon that took me away!

And thank you for the link! I did look it up briefly but it was so technical that I couldn't really get it. I'm sure your link will be much more readable.

I'm thrilled that you like my photo too.

You could photograph your yellow cat's-eye apatite gemstone, if you wanted. I'd love to see it!