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CZ Check: Faceting Design Diagram


Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "CZ Check".

By Jeff R. Graham, updated on

Cubic Zirconia

CZ Check (CZ9.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1997
81% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 2.20
40 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 44
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.511 C/W = 0.329
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.860
P/H = 0.594 C/H = 0.382
Vol./W^3 = 0.396

Addition # 3 - This is fun to cut, there are no meets on the top after C3. Cut them as square as you can. This design has a lot of sparkle, you will be surprised. Cut in about any color and size… Cut in refractive indexes 1.73 (83.1%) to 2.14 with no changes.


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Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler

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