Dulcet Boxed: Faceting Design Diagram

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

Dulcet Boxed (MIR50.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2005
82% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
44 facets + 4 facets on girdle = 48
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index L/W = 1.000 P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.264
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.719 P/H = 0.605 C/H = 0.368
Vol./W^3 = 0.305

PAVILION

CROWN

Addition # 10 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This is great for light to medium colored material and quite pretty. This is not hard to cut. A table can be cut on a large stone.

Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler

Jeff R. Graham

The late Jeff Graham was a prolific faceter, creator of many original faceting designs, and the author of several highly-regarded instructional faceting books such as Gram Faceting Designs.

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