Hi Tracy, Jeff, Norm, and List,

> Such a play of colors is seen in quite a number
> of minerals, and is known as the "schiller effect".

"schiller" comes from the German word "schillern"
and means "scintillate". The "n" disappears when
you combine the word "schillern" + "Effekt", so that
would also be the "Schillereffekt" in German.

Cheers,

Bernd

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