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Asterism in Corundum

From Andrew Alden, About.com

Corundum (sapphire and ruby) is well known for displaying asterism in cabochon cuts, like this example of a star sapphire.
That is, star sapphirePhoto by Mitchell Gore, used under Creative Commons license
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