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Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Phenomenon (MIR16.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2004
92.4% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
20 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 24
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.234
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.688
P/H = 0.631 C/H = 0.339
Vol./W^3 = 0.270Addition # 9 - Looks simple? It is and the finished stone is really nice. This is designed for Amethyst, Citrine, and Beryl, in particular, but works well in about any material. Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 1.93 with no changes. This is what Mirage Designs are all about, lots of reflections and simple facets.

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