9 Terms
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General jewelry
step cut
Jewelry; General jewelry
Cut shaped by a rectangular table facet and girdle, with rectangular facets parallel to these.
diamond
Jewelry; General jewelry
Crystallized Carbon. Probably the most recognized gemstone in the world. It is prized for it rarity and is also the hardest gemstone on the Moh scale.
chatoyancy
Jewelry; General jewelry
The cat's-eye effect seen in some stones when cut in the cabochon style.
dispersion
Jewelry; General jewelry
The splitting of white light into its constituent spectral colors, the rainbow colors, when it passes through inclined surfaces, such as those on a prism or faceted gem. Dispersion in gemstones is ...
