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Antwerp Brilliant: Faceting Design Diagram


Information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Antwerp Brilliant".

By Jeff R. Graham, updated on

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

Antwerp Brilliant (CHECK84.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2002
88% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
49 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 57
2-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.331 T/W = 0.461 T/L = 0.346
P/W = 0.639 C/W = 0.221
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.880
P/H = 0.726 C/H = 0.252
Vol./W^3 = 0.497

Addition # 8 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. I like this in about any material, it is especially nice in medium colored materials.


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Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler

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