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Starlight: Faceting Design Diagram


Successful tips, details and guide on Faceting Designs. Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Starlight"

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

Starlight gem design

Starlight (CHECK37.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2001
87.9% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
41 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 53
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.351 T/L = 0.351
P/W = 0.443 C/W = 0.173
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.636
P/H = 0.697 C/H = 0.272 Vol./W^3 = 0.208

Addition # 6 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.54 to 1.93 with no changes. I originally designed this for Garnets, it works well in saturated materials.


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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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