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Spur: Faceting Design Diagram


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

By Jeff R. Graham, updated on

Zircon (Hyacinth, Starlite)

Spur (ZIRCON15.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 1998
85% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.98
85 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 97
6-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.065 T/W = 0.514 T/L = 0.483
P/W = 0.400 C/W = 0.193
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.613
P/H = 0.653 C/H = 0.315
Vol./W^3 = 0.244

Addition # 3 - This design cuts medium easy the crown meet can be a little hard. Cut in good medium color (I like honey) Zircon. It has nice sparkle to it because of the P5 & C4 tiers, 1-12cts.

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Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler

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