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 Post subject: Re: tigers eye milk and honey effect
PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:54 pm 
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upcyclist wrote:
Just for clarification, 'cats eye' (more properly, cat's eye effect) and chatoyancy are the same thing

"Cat's eye" without elaboration is also a name specifically for chatoyant chrysoberyl (cymophane). It is the original, and the paragon to which other chatoyant gems aspire.

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