Gram Faceting: Faceted Aquamarine Gemstones

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Below this line are stones that have been sold... I left them up just so people could look at the finished stones and designs... I hope you enjoy them.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Mozambique, Africa
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Step Cut (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Not Released)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 5.65mm x 18.5mm x 3.9mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.05 carats
Price:N/A
Treatments: None Known
Note: The color of this stone is very nice and a bit stronger blue and light to dark reflection than the picture may show. Also this crystal has very interesting growth lines in it when you look closely, kind of like heat waves off in the distance in the desert. You can actually see how the color formed, really interesting... This will wear pretty well in most jewelry but the corners should be protected because they could be a little fragile.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Pale Aquamrine (This stone picks up all colors)
Locality: Afghanistan
Hardness: 7.0 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Rose Reflections (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Addition #13)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 16.5mm x 11.5mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 10.70 carats
Price: N/A
Treatments: None Known
Note: This stone is stunning, the color is pale blue, but you can see the blue. The stone is extremely bright and reflects anything around it. It is a moderate dome and will make an out standing setting.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Kenya
Hardness: 7.0 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Crystal Lilly (designed by Jeff R. Graham - MIR53 .JRG)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 12.2mm x 8.5mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 6.11 carats
Price: N/A
Treatments: None Known
Note: This is a very pretty stone and have bright flash and color. The color is natural medium light blue/green and the rough is from Kenya which is actually unusual.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Mozambique
Hardness: 7.0 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Signature #4 (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Signature #4)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 9.4mm x 6.2mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 2.69 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This is just classic, I think this is one of the best cuts for Aquamarine. This stone does have a slight blue/green highlight, to my knowledge it has not been heated, it is a natural color. This will set easily and wear well in most jewelry.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Natural Seafoam Aquamarine
Locality: Brazil
Hardness: 7.5 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: 12 Board (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Ad #6)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 6.9mm x 8.7mm x 5.5mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 2.33 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone is a very strong seafaom color, it will sometimes look a littler lighter because the design it is cut in is very bright and flashy. The color is sea foam blue/green, it is natural and unheated (most blue Aquamarine is heated to turn it blue, it starts blue/green usually). This design is a keeled emerald shape with a checkerboard top and has a very nice flash and will set with no problems. This will work well in most jewelry applications.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Mozambique
Hardness: 7.0 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Signature #4 (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Signature #4)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 10.5mm x 7mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.64 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This is just classic, I think this is one of the best cuts for Aquamarine. This stone does have a slight blue/green highlight, to my knowledge it has not been heatd, it is a natural color. This will set easily and wear well in most jewelry.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Mozambique, Africa
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Aquamarine Mistress (designed by Jeff R. Graham - OnLine)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 9.2mm x 6.7mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.75 carats
Price: N/A
Note: The color of this stone is a nice blue/with slight seafoam green highlights. It's quite pretty and what I would call a true Aquamarine color. This will set easily and wear well in most jewelry, but the sharp corners should be protected.

Item: N/A
Material: Aquamarine
Type: Beryl
Locality: Mozambique, Africa
Hardness: 7.5 - 8 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Step Cut
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 4.8mm x 17.6mm x 4.1mm deep
Clarity: VVS
Weight: 2.75 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone is unusual, there were small natural crystals growing out of one of the actual crystal faces. It seemed a shame to cut off something as unusual as this, so I orientated the crystal face on one of the pavilion facets and left that face uncut (right). The stone is just a simple step with one tier of facets on the crown and pavilion (left is the crown view). It makes a gorgeous looking stone, the crystal face is reflected and magnified back up through the crown. The color blue of this Aquamarine is very good. This stone will be simple to set, because it is a step cut and pretty standard, as far as the outline goes.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Africa
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Signature #4 (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Signature #4)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 8.7mm x 5.3mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 1.84 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This is really one of my favorite cuts in Aquamarine, it is a classic style and look... This stone is medium to medium dark color and very nice. This will set and wear well in almost any jewelry.

Item: N/A
Material: Aquamarine
Type: Beryl
Locality: Mozambique, Africa
Hardness: 7.5 - 8 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Step Cut
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 5.8mm x 17.8mm x 4.3mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.75 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone is unusual (the other half of the one above), there were small natural crystals growing out of one of the actual crystal faces. It seemed a shame to cut off something as unusual as this, so I orientated the crystal face on this stone on the table, I thought that the crystals on the table would show well and be unusual. The color of this stone is very good blue, I would call it about an 8 on a scale of 10. Because of the slightly trapezoid shape, this stone will probably need a custom head.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Africa
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Signature #4 (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Signature #4)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 13.8mm x 16.6mm x 9.8 deep
Clarity: VS
Weight: 2.71 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This is very nice stone, it has a couple of small pieces of silk out near one of the corners, you have to look pretty hard to see them. The color is medium saturation and the stone is very bright. This is one of my favorite trillion designs. This will work well in any jewelry.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Africa
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Signature #10 (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Not Released)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 9.3mm x 10.4mm x 7.2mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.98 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This is a very bright stone and needs to be seen in person for the full impact. The color of this Aquamarine is actually about medium saturation, but because the design is so bright it looks little lighter. This is a "Gram Signature Cut". It is an exclusive design, it's unpublished and only I am cutting it... This stone will set and wear well in most jewelry.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Blue
Locality: Kenya, Africa
Hardness: 7-7.5 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Quick Cushion (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Ad #4)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 7.0mm x 5.5mm deep
Clarity: VVS
Weight: 1.82 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone will look a little different color, depending on the light. I would call it very good medium color. It is a very bright stone (which makes it look lighter) and has a lot of flash. There are a couple pieces of silk in it that are very hard to see. This should set well in about anything.

Item: N/A
Material: Beryl
Type: Aquamarine
Locality: Brazil
Hardness: 7 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Trig (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Ad #6)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 9.8mm x 6.6mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.03 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone is blue with some sea green overtones, and just about what I would describe as "Aquamarine". A lot of the stones being sold as Aquamarine are a little too blue for my taste (I like them, I just prefer a little green).

Item: N/A
Material: Aquamarine
Type: Beryl
Locality: Mozambique, Africa
Hardness: 7.5 - 8 good for almost any jewelry application
Design: Dome (designed by Jeff R. Graham - Not Released)
Cut By: Jeff R. Graham
Dimensions: 9.4mm x 7.5mm deep
Clarity: IF
Weight: 3.28 carats
Price: N/A
Note: This stone is very pale almost clear with a blue cast, it has a lot of brilliance and sparkle. The cut is intricate and has a deep crown (dome) which is fun to cut, I am working on quite a few of these type designs. This stone will set easy and wear well.

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