Cutting & Polishing Colored Gems
Learning how colored gems are cut and polished helps you find a quality gemstone when you go shopping. Find out more about gemstone cuts.
Gem Shapes and Cuts
This page uses brightly colored gemstones to depict popular cuts. The International Colored Gemstone Association.
This page uses brightly colored gemstones to depict popular cuts. The International Colored Gemstone Association.
Gemstone Cuts
Unlike diamonds, colored gemstones are not cut to achieve outstanding brilliance. This page offers advice to help you determine if a gemstone's cut exposes its beauty in the best possible way.
Unlike diamonds, colored gemstones are not cut to achieve outstanding brilliance. This page offers advice to help you determine if a gemstone's cut exposes its beauty in the best possible way.
How Are Gems Cut and Polished
An interesting article that takes us from rough stone to finished gem. Photos, text, and definitions of all the processes discussed.
An interesting article that takes us from rough stone to finished gem. Photos, text, and definitions of all the processes discussed.