In gemology, chatoyancy (/ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənsi/ shə-TOY-ən-see), also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain...
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a glass panel with an etched pattern of dots, producing a "holographic" effect. Internally, the Nexus 4 shares much of its hardware with the LG Optimus...
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in battle. Gems are usually given a cabochon cut to best display their chatoyance. Red stones are developed by gentle heat treatments. Dark stones are artificially...
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sodium-rich plagioclase). Polished moonstones often display chatoyancy ("cat's eye" effect), where a luminous streak appears through the stone. Asterism...
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than desert roses.[citation needed] Fibrous satin spar exhibits chatoyancy (cat's eye effect). When cut across the fibers and polished on the ends, satin...
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see this effect, the stone must be illuminated from behind. Rose quartz also exhibits epiasterism. Isomorphism (crystallography) Chatoyancy Wikimedia...
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Lustre (mineralogy) (redirect from Schiller effect)
phenomena, such as asterism (the display of a star-shaped luminous area) or chatoyancy (the display of luminous bands, which appear to move as the specimen is...
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in total solar eclipses. camera obscura Cathodoluminescence Caustics Chatoyancy, cat's eye gems such as chrysoberyl cat's eye or aquamarine cat's eye...
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its price, color and chatoyancy are the main factors. Chatoyant translucent varieties are the most sought after, as while chatoyancy already being uncommon...
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Cassegrain reflector Cathodoluminescence Catoptrics Caustic (optics) Chatoyancy Chemical laser Chromatic aberration Chromaticity Chromaticity diagram...
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used as a semiprecious gemstone, which may display cat's eye chatoyancy, though this effect is limited by its anisotropism and perfect cleavage. Color varieties...
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eye Unakite Some minerals made into gemstones may display a chatoyancy or cat's eye effect, these include: Actinolite Andalusite Apatite Beryl Aquamarine...
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golden color, a pleasant fragrance, and exhibits impressive chatoyancy (an optical effect) which is why it is often referred to as jīnsī (Chinese: 金絲...
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technique that results in a very high gloss surface, with a deep colour and chatoyancy. French polishing consists of applying many thin coats of shellac dissolved...
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called "cat's eye"; a variety of the mineral chrysoberyl Cat's eye effect, or chatoyancy, the reflective property of certain gems Cat's Eye (novel), a 1988...
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Cymophane is popularly known as "cat's eye". This variety exhibits pleasing chatoyancy or opalescence that reminds one of the eye of a cat. When cut to produce...
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causing the labradorite to show the beautiful play of colors known as chatoyance. In addition to its importance to geologists in classifying igneous rocks...
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create a shimmering, slightly iridescent effect known as flame structure. The effect is a form of chatoyancy, caused by the interaction of light rays...
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Benavente, D.; Miranda, T.; Vasconcelos, G. (1 November 2021). "Thermal effect of high temperatures on the physical and mechanical properties of a granite...
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industry, and the best of them display a shimmering optical effect related to chatoyance known as 'flame structure'.[citation needed] Somewhat similar...
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color changes—though this occurs very rarely—as well as chatoyancy or the "cat's eye" effect. Generally, gemstone-quality corundum in all shades of red...
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mafic microphenocrysts. The sanidine may display a blue iridescence (chatoyance). The member contains abundant fragments of country rock. 40Ar/39Ar radiometric...
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distribute or direct clamping force. See batten. chainsaw chamfer chatoyance The effect seen in dramatic wood grain direction changes, as in flame figured...
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polished by a lapidary, the thomsonites sometimes displays a "cat's eye" effect (chatoyancy). The first synthetic structure was reported by Richard Barrer. Industrially...
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differentiate between different types of gemstone, due to the unique chatoyance each individual stone displays. A refractometer is the instrument used...
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