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Which sort of gemstone would be called a chatoyant

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Cat's eye
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Chatoyancy is the optical phenomenon where a gemstone displays a narrow band of reflected light that resembles a cat's eye. The most famous chatoyant gemstones are chrysoberyl cat's eye and tiger's eye quartz.

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