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Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)

Point Square Check - Reflector (MC3.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1999
88.5% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
24 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 28
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.225
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.679
P/H = 0.640 C/H = 0.331
Vol./W^3 = 0.292

Addition # 4 - This is fun to cut, and fast too. I like to cut this in dark Amethyst, it works well in sizes up to about 10mm for earrings. When setting the corners need to be protected, I usually just nick and polish them, so they are not sharp. This works well in Tourmaline and Topaz. Cut this in R.I. 1.54 to 2.14 (90.7%) without changes.

 

 


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