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cymophane

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cy·mo·phane  (sm-fn)
n.
A variety of chrysoberyl having a shimmering luster and microscopic, needlelike inclusions that reflect a streak of light.
[French : Greek kma, wave, cyma; see cyma + Greek -phans, appearing; see -phane.]
cymophane [ˈsaɪməˌfeɪn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
[from Greek kuma wave, undulation + -phane]


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He would often spend a whole day settling and resettling in their cases the various stones that be had collected, such as the olive-green chrysoberyl that turns red by lamplight, the cymophane with its wirelike line of silver, the pistachio-coloured peridot, rose-pink and wine-yellow topazes, carbuncles of fiery scarlet with tremulous, four-rayed stars, flame-red cinnamon-stones, orange and violet spinels, and amethysts with their alternate layers of ruby and sapphire.
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