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A guide to asterism and chatoyancy
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L to R: Blue sapphire with asterism; yellow topaz with chatoyancy against background of assorted gemstones.
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Asterism From Ancient Greek aster, meaning ‘star’
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Chatoyancy From French oeil de chat, meaning ‘cat’s eye’
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