Definition of Chatoyant

describes a gemstone that has a reflective streak or cat's eye effect in the center

Examples of Chatoyant in a sentence

Each of the chatoyant minerals had a luminous band in the center.  🔊

A tiger’s-eye is a chatoyant gem known for its stripe down the middle.  🔊

Chatoyant gems are rare and valuable because of the band of light that seems to shine through them.  🔊

Staring at the chatoyant marble, the small boy wondered how the small band of light moved across the center.  🔊

Necklaces made from chatoyant quartz are popular because of the reflective streak in the middle of the jewelry.  🔊

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