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Zig - Reflector (MC24.JRG) Tourmaline cut by Tony Carson
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1999
80% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
10 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 14
2-fold symmetry
96 index
L/W = 2.000 P/W = 0.466 C/W = 0.184H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.670
P/H = 0.696 C/H = 0.274
Vol./W^3 = 0.745

Addition # 4 -This has nice long diamond shaped flash in it. I like this in Amethyst or any nice color Quartz. There are no surprises when cutting, I usually cut this in a larger size, but it works well for small crystals too. This works in Topaz also...

 

 

 


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