Almost: Faceting Design Diagram
Detailed information and guide on Faceting Designs. A Faceting Design Diagram by Jeff R. Graham that presents various cuts, this one is called "Almost".
Tourmaline (Achroite, Dravite, Rubellite, Indicolite, Verdelite, Siberite)
Almost (CHECK78.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2003
89.4% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.62
49 facets + 12 facets on girdle = 61
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.350 T/L = 0.350
P/W = 0.383 C/W = 0.205
H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.608
P/H = 0.631 C/H = 0.337
Vol./W^3 = 0.186
Addition # 8 - Cut this in refractive indexes 1.62 to 2.14 with no changes. This design is not quite round but it will fit in a round setting. It looks interesting when cut. This works well in about any material.
Random - Cosine - ISO
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
