Passion: 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 "Passion"

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

Passion (MIR29.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2004
91.9% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
51 facets + 10 facets on girdle = 61
5-fold, mirror-image symmetry
80 index
L/W = 1.051 T/W = 0.244 T/L = 0.232
P/W = 0.435 C/W = 0.257
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.712
P/H = 0.611 C/H = 0.361
Vol./W^3 = 0.234

Addition # 9 - This is good in about any material and I designed it to be cut in a large stone. It works best in lightly saturated materials and has a very interesting look. Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 1.93 with no changes.

 

 


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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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