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Square Ziggie - Reflector (MC23.JRG) Tourmaline cut by Tony Carson
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1999
86.4% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
14 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 18
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.466 C/W = 0.144
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.630
P/H = 0.740 C/H = 0.228
Vol./W^3 = 0.336

Addition # 4 - This cuts east and has a neat flash. I like it for earring stones in medium color material 1/2-6cts. Works well in Topaz and Tourmaline.

 

 


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