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2. Chatoyancy - Wikipedia

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   In gemology, chatoyancy (/ ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənsi / shə-TOY-ən-see), also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, [1] is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones, woods, and carbon fiber. Coined from the French œil de chat, meaning 'cat's eye'. The chatoyant effect is typically characterized by one or more well-defined bands of ...

3. Lustre (mineralogy) - Wikipedia

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   Lustre (mineralogy) Lustre (British English) or luster (American English; see spelling differences) is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. The word traces its origins back to the Latin lux, meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance. A range of terms are used to describe lustre ...

4. Luminous gemstones - Wikipedia

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   Like Chardin's griffin or eagle, some stories about luminous gems involve animals other than snakes and dragons. An early example is the 3rd-century CE Greek Pseudo-Callisthenes Romance of Alexander that says Alexander the Great once speared a fish, "in whose bowels was found a white stone so brilliant that everyone believed it was a lamp.

5. Crossword - Wikipedia

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   A crossword(or crossword puzzle) is a word gameconsisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to separate ...

6. Chrysoberyl - Wikipedia

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   Chrysoberyl. The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula Be Al 2 O 4. [ 5 ][ 6 ] The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words χρυσός chrysos and βήρυλλος beryllos, meaning "a gold-white spar". Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different ...

7. Barbara Palvin Reveals She’s Returning to Victoria’s Secret ...

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   Barbara Palvin is getting her angel wings back!. On Sunday, Oct. 13, the 31-year-old model announced in an Instagram video that she’s returning to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show stage on Oct ...

8. Gemstone irradiation - Wikipedia

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   Gemstone irradiation is a process in which a gemstone is exposed to artificial radiation in order to enhance its optical properties. High levels of ionizing radiation can change the atomic structure of the gemstone's crystal lattice, which in turn alters the optical properties within it. [1] As a result, the gem­stone's color may be ...

9. Journalist recalls interviewing man accused in apparent Trump ...

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   The Newsweek Romania journalist who interviewed the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump said he was surprised he heard the news.