- The
mineral or
gemstone chrysoberyl is an
aluminate of
beryllium with the
formula BeAl2O4. The name
chrysoberyl is
derived from the Gr****
words χρυσός...
- by
fibrous inclusions and cavities, as seen in cat's eye
chrysoberyl. In cat's eye
chrysoberyl, the
chatoyant effect is
caused by the
presence of rutile...
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Synthetic alexandrite is an
artificially grown crystalline variety of
chrysoberyl,
composed of
beryllium aluminum oxide (BeAl2O4). The name is also often...
- Honey-coloured
stones have been used to
imitate the more
valued cat's eye
chrysoberyl, cymophane, but the
overall effect is
often unconvincing. Artificial...
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Chalcopyrite Chambersite Charlesite Charoite Childrenite Chiolite Chondrodite Chrysoberyl Alexandrite (var.)
Cymophane Chromite Chrysocolla Chrysotile Cinnabar...
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stones such as star
sapphires and
chatoyant stones such as cat's eye
chrysoberyl, a
domed cabochon cut can show the star or eye,
which would not be visible...
-
chalcedony and quartz)
Alabaster (variety of gypsum)
Alexandrite (variety of
chrysoberyl)
Allingite (synonym of amber) Alum
Amazonite (variety of microcline)...
- mica-schists ****ociated with quartz,
chrysoberyl,
apatite and topaz. It has long been
known from the
emerald and
chrysoberyl mine on the
Takovaya stream, near...
-
district in the
southern Urals, Russia,
where it is
found with
topaz and
chrysoberyl in the gold-bearing
gravels of the
Sanarka (nowadays probably, Sakmara...
- tourmaline.
Colour change is most
commonly found in alexandrite, a
variety of
chrysoberyl gemstones.
Other gems also
occur in colour-change varieties, including...
