Chatoyancy

Japanese: chatoyancy
Chatoyancy

…It is not actually the name of a single type of gemstone, but the name of a color-changing effect called chatoyancy, which occurs due to the densely packed, parallel structure of tiny tubular or fibrous structures inside the gemstone. When a gemstone with this structure is cut into a cabochon shape, the lines of light that appear perpendicular to the structure resemble cat's eyes. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chatoyancy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本来は一つの種類を示す宝石名ではなく,宝石の内部に平行状に密集配列する微小な管状組織や繊維状組織によって生ずる〈変彩効果chatoyancy〉に対する名称である。このような組織をもつ宝石をカボション形にカットした場合,組織に対して直角方向に現れる光の線条をネコの目にたとえた名である。…

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