Magma: 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 "Magma".
Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine, Smokey, Rose)
Magma (MIR69.JRG)
By Jeff R. Graham
Copyright 2005
91% Light Return
Angles for R.I. = 1.54
45 facets + 8 facets on girdle = 53
4-fold, mirror-image symmetry
96 index
L/W = 1.000 T/W = 0.237 T/L = 0.237 P/W = 0.420
C/W = 0.244 H/W = (P+C)/W+0.02 = 0.684 P/H = 0.614 C/H = 0.357 Vol./W^3 = 0.221
PAVILION
CROWN
Addition # 10 - Cut in refractive indexes 1.54 to 2.14 with no changes. This is fairly easy to cut and has distinct flower-like reflections. Cut in light to medium saturations and I like it cut in 8mm or larger stones.
Detailed faceting instructions by Jeff Graham available at The Rock Peddler
