- chrysoberyl, a
domed cabochon cut can show the star or eye,
which would not be
visible in a
faceted cut. The
usual shape for
cutting cabochons is an ellipse...
- stone; it will take a good
polish and is
often used in
jewelry as
beads or
cabochons and
other lapidary work such as eggs,
spheres and
animal carvings. It...
- 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...
-
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...
- into
beads and
figurines with only the
finer examples fashioned into
cabochons,
later being set into jewelry.[citation needed]
Dioptase Optical phenomena...
- three-point or six-point
asterism or "star".
These rubies are cut into
cabochons to
display the
effect properly.
Asterisms are best
visible with a single-light...
- Mask (human face,
possibly representing Xiuhtecuhtli),
cedro wood,
covered in
turquoise mosaic with
scattered turquoise cabochons,
British Museum...
- for
moonstone is
hecatolite (from
goddess Hecate).
Moonstone polished en
cabochon The name
moonstone derives from the stone's
characteristic visual effect...
-
classifications are as follows:
Stones cut as smooth, dome-shaped
stones called cabochons or
simply cab.
These have been a po****r
shape since ancient time and...
- the less-valuable
opaque black star
sapphire was
polished into
round cabochons.
Black star
needles are
perpendicular (cited above)
meaning that the sides...
