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chrysoberyl
chrysoberyl Min. (ˈkrɪsəʊˌbɛrɪl) [ad. L. chrȳsobēryll-us (Pliny) = Gr. χρῡσοβήρυλλος a variety of beryl with a golden tinge, f. χρῡσό-ς gold + βήρυλλος beryl.] † a. A variety of beryl, with a tinge of yellow. b. A yellowish green gem, in composition an aluminate of glucinum. A variety with a bluish ...
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Chrysoberyl
The three main varieties of chrysoberyl are: ordinary yellow-to-green chrysoberyl, cat's eye or cymophane, and alexandrite. Cat's eye material is found as a small percentage of the overall chrysoberyl production wherever chrysoberyl is found.
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Chrysolite
gem-quality olivine
Archaically, any of several green or yellow-green-coloured gemstones including
Topaz, a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine
Chrysoberyl
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chrysopal
chryˈsopal A synonym of chrysoberyl (Watts Dict. Chem.).
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Szklaryite
, native antimony, manganese-bearing minerals of the apatite group (F-, OH- and Cl-rich apatite), native arsenic, beusite, native bismuth, cheralite, chrysoberyl
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cymophane
cymophane Min. (ˈsaɪməʊfeɪn) [f. Gr. κυµο-, comb. form of κῦµα wave + -ϕανης -showing.] A synonym of chrysoberyl.1804 Fourcroy's Chem. II. 406. 1850–6 O. W. Holmes Poems, Mysterious Illness 80, Her white arm, that wore a twisted chain Clasped with an opal-sheeny cymophane. Hence cymophanous (saɪˈmɒf...
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alexandrite
alexandrite Min. (ælɪgˈzɑːndraɪt, -æ-) [Named from Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; see -ite.] A variety of chrysoberyl found in the Ural Mountains.1837–80 Dana Min. 155 Alexandrite of emerald-green color.
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Chatoyancy
In cat's eye chrysoberyl, the chatoyant effect is caused by the presence of rutile, composed mostly of titanium dioxide, which aligns perpendicularly to Cat's eye terminology
When the term "cat's eye" is used to describe a gemstone by itself, it typically refers to cat's eye chrysoberyl .
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Hsianghualite
Associated mineral include fluorite, liberite, chrysoberyl, taaffeite and nigerite.
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asteria
‖ aˈsteria [L.] A precious stone mentioned by Pliny; either the Asteriated sapphire (see below) or Cymophane. Cf. astroite, asterite.1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 137 Asteria, or some kinde of Lapis stellaris. 1874 Westropp Prec. Stones 66 Asteria..is undoubtedly the cymophane, or chrysoberyl cat's-...
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Phenakite
Occurrence
Phenakite is found in high-temperature pegmatite veins and in mica-schists associated with quartz, chrysoberyl, apatite and topaz. It has long been known from the emerald and chrysoberyl mine on the Takovaya stream, near Yekaterinburg in the Urals of Russia, where large crystals occur
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Synthetic alexandrite
Synthetic alexandrite is an artificially grown crystalline variety of chrysoberyl, composed of beryllium aluminum oxide (BeAlO). Their inclusions of undissolved flux can look like inclusions in natural chrysoberyl.
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虎眼石
漂亮的蜜糖色虎眼石有机会可以冒充另一种价值更高的猫眼石「金绿宝石(chrysoberyl)」,不过效果通常不能使人满意。以人造纤维玻璃所制作的宝石是虎眼石常见的替代石,而且这种纤维玻璃还能制作出很多种颜色的宝石。
另外有一种与虎眼石极有关连的岩石,名叫铁虎眼。
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Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld
Later, he confirmed the discovery of a new variety of chrysoberyl, and suggested the name "diaphanite"(from the Greek "di" two and "aphanes", unseen or presenting it to the future Tsar and naming it Alexandrite in his honor on April 17, 1834, but it wasn't until 1842 that the description of the color changing chrysoberyl
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Euclase
It was first reported in 1792 from the Orenburg district in the southern Urals, Russia, where it is found with topaz and chrysoberyl in the gold-bearing
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