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gemstone-glossary

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radiant cut
a cut for octagonal stones similar to the emerald cut in outline but with a facet alignement similar to the brilliant cut, developed by the american diamond cutter henry grossbard.

refractive index
abbr. R.I., important feature in gemstone identification, the sine-relation of incident ray and refracted ray (refracted rays in doubly refractive materials).

refractometer
optical instrument for the measurement of the refractive index

rose cut
round, facetted stone without pavilion and 3 to 48 crown (upper part) facets



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