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Cabochon was the
default method of
preparing gemstones before gemstone cutting developed.
Cutting en
cabochon (French: "in the
manner of a
cabochon")...
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opalescence that
reminds one of the eye of a cat. When cut to
produce a
cabochon, the
mineral forms a light-green
specimen with a
silky band of
light extending...
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refracted from a gemstone. It can
appear when a
suitable stone is cut en
cabochon (i.e.
shaped and polished, not faceted). A
gemstone that
exhibits this...
- The Star of
Bombay is a 182-carat (36.4-g)
cabochon-cut star
sapphire originating in Sri Lanka. The violet-blue gem was
given to
silent film
actress Mary...
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Brecciated red
jasper tumbled smooth, 1 in (2.5 cm) Red-green-and-yellow
jasper cabochon,
Cherry Cr****,
China Brecciated yellow-and-green jasper, cut and polished...
- for
moonstone is
hecatolite (from
goddess Hecate).
Moonstone polished en
cabochon The name
moonstone derives from the stone's
characteristic visual effect...
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engraved tigers eye to
protect them in battle. Gems are
usually given a
cabochon cut to best
display their chatoyance. Red
stones are
developed by gentle...
- of use for
hardstone carving and jewelry,
where it is
usually cut as a
cabochon or into beads. It has also been used for
intaglio and
hardstone cameo engraved...
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bring out the
chatoyancy effect,
gemstones are
typically fashioned into a
cabochon cut,
characterized by a rounded, flat base
rather than facets, with the...
- violets.
Nephrite jade is an
ornamental stone used in carvings, beads, or
cabochon cut gemstones.
Nephrite is also the
official state mineral of Wyoming....
