Gemstone Cuts and Styles
The beauty of a gemstone is highly determined by its shape and style. The art of cutting gemstones is known as Lapidary. There are a number of techniques used to produce brilliant faceted gemstones.
In general, transparent gemstones are faceted to enhance interaction with light, thus improving the brilliance, sparkle and flashes, and spectral colors. This light interaction enhancement is through reflection, refraction, and selective absorption.
The common gemstone shapes are cabochon, round brilliant, oval, emerald, marquise and radiant. There are many other types of gemstone cuts:- cushion, rose, pear, fancy square, princess, heart and beads. Click to read more about gemstone contours.
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