[Jewelry making - Article 00136] - Re: [Orchid] Who can cut an opal briolette?

[The Doctor]

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>>    I'm having trouble visualizing this, as cabochons, by definition,
>>    do not have facets. Anywhere. 

>     A strange animal, but they do exist. I have a few somewhere in my
>     too large gem collection, malachite or something, and a couple of
>     other things, I don't remember. They are like cabochons in that
>     they have a flat bottom, no pavilion, and no defined girdle, but
>     the top is faceted, usually in a checkerboard pattern 

    Okay, I do understand what you're saying, but gemstones that are cut
    en cabochon have no facets. What you are describing is a modified
    rose cut (emphasis on the word *modified*). Feel free to use Google,
    Wikipedia or Merriam-Webster to look up the definition. You'll find
    it to be a gemstone with a convex surface that is polished, but not
    faceted. I don't feel as if I'm nitpicking here, just trying to avoid
    confusion. 

James S. Duncan, G.G.
James in SoFL
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