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Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Warp (CHECK48.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2002
90.3% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
105 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 109
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.515
T/L = 0.515 P/W = 0.609 C/W = 0.204
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.833
P/H = 0.731 C/H = 0.245
Vol./W^3 = 0.417Addition # 8 - This is interesting to cut and designed for a large stone. It has an unusual reflection and is not too tough to cut, although the crown is a bit involved. Cut in Refractive Indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes.

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