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Finished Line
Posted in Gems with tags aquamarine CZ, blue CZ, cubic zirconia, faceting, gem, Gems, gemstone, gemstones, hobby, lapidary, reflection on April 3, 2011 by sirannealAquamarine Cubic Zirconia
K12 Oval 1.5 Designed by Fred Van Sant (not sure if related to Stevie) GemCad Ray Traces for RI = 1.70 (ask Me if you really want to know what all that meant) Design found at: http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/k12/15/
Gem Gallery Experiment
Posted in Gems with tags alexandrite, color, color change, faceting, facets, gem, gemstone, gemstones, hobby, lapidary, lapidary art on April 18, 2010 by sirannealA synthetic Alexandrite I faceted last year. Alexandrite changes color/hue in different types of light. If you desire, please watch the slide show, and see if you can identify the color change. It is the same stone in all photos, but at different stages of the “cutting” process. Please….enjoy
