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It is also known as "the star sapphire" and "the asteriated sapphire."

This is not the same variety as the "asteriated," or "cat's eye" or "lynx eye" mentioned above.

Some stones have curious rays of variegated colour, due to their crystalline formation, taking the shape of a star; these are called "asteriated," or "cat's eye" sapphires.

There are certain stones and other minerals which, owing to their possession of numerous microscopically fine cavities, of a globular or tubular shape, have the appearance of "rays" or "stars," and these are called "asteriated."