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Summary:The shape of the stone refers to the physical outline when
looking at it from the top. The most popular shapes are round, marcuise, peer,
heart, oval and cushion. The work of faceting is of utmost importance so far as
emerald cut is concerned. The term faceting is related to the cutting style of
transparent stones. Simply faceting gives a mirror-reflecting-light effect.
That is, how the light entering the stone is reflected from inside the gem,
back to the viewer.
Millions of years ago, when this blue planet appeared in this universe, she was
just like any other planet in our solar system. But soon she ascended to the
queen's throne as life flourished on her. In the course of natural evolution,
kinds of species emerged and finally one day the first human life arrived on
the earth. In every course of his life, in all his struggles for survival, he
marked his stamp of superiority. By his creative genius and sheer hard work man
transformed the untamed, rugged landscape of earth into a beautiful green
planet. As a perfectionist to the core and a worshiper of finer things in life,
man has always endeavored to modify his surrounding. With the human touch of
creativity, the splendid gifts of nature have always become more and more
alluring.
For example, think about the case of shining gemstones. All their glow and
glitter are the result of human innovation. It is the human brain that adds to
their brilliant beauty and there generates the value. Were there no human
imagination, loads of mineral-rich rocks would have remained hidden inside the
earth. It is the result of the undying efforts of the most intelligent
creatures of this universe, that these priceless treasures could have been
excavated from the darkness of underground. But human innovation does not stop
there. Intricate craftsmanship and inexplicably skillful hands extract from
these chunks of stones, ravishing magnificence, that stole the hearts of every
man in all ages.
The complete journey from the stage of a chunk of stone in its natural form to
becoming a gorgeous piece of precious jewel, gemstones have to go through
various steps and procedures like cutting and polishing. The degree of
transparency and intensity of colour - these two factors rule the beauty in a
stone. The cutting brings out, in the stone, the maximum possible impact of
colour and transparency by minimizing its flaws. The procedure of cutting
involves three aspects: the shaping, the faceting and the proportion. The shape
of the stone refers to the physical outline when looking at it from the top.
The most popular shapes are round, marcuise, peer, heart, oval and cushion. The
work of faceting is of utmost importance so far as emerald cut is concerned.
The term faceting is related to the cutting style of transparent stones. Simply
faceting gives a mirror-reflecting-light effect. That is, how the light
entering the stone is reflected from inside the gem, back to the viewer. Facets
are varying degrees of polished surfaces in different sizes. For example, a
stone may have pointed corners and covered with several geometrically arranged
surfaces.
The amounts of the cut in the corner and the lengths of the surfaces will
dictate how much light the gem will reflect or refract. Thus the purpose of
faceting is to bring out the brilliance of a gem. So far as, aquamarine is
concerned, the intensity of the colour dictates its value. Therefore, in the
time cutting of aquamarine the primary consideration of the cutter is to
maintain the depth of colour. Facets are those angles through which light is
reflected back to the viewer's eyes. So while, low crown angles will produce
higher brilliance, higher crowns or deep cut angles are used to deepen the
colour. So for aquamarines, deep designs are always preferred and emerald cut
is regarded as the most suitable for aquamarine.
When aquamarines are fashioned in an emerald cut, both the top and under side is
given a series of flat surfaces. The bottom facets act as mirrors reflecting
light and the stone looks more and more brilliant. The classical emerald cut,
which developed in the middle ages, consists of sixteen facets in the upper
surface of the stone and twenty in the pavilion below. Apart from the most
common cushion shape, emerald cut produces good effect also in the round, pear
and oval shape aquamarine. The cutter usually prefer 43 degree pavilions mains
on aquamarine for the highest brilliance. This traditional emerald cut brings
out the best effect in the bigger size aquamarines. The bigger the size of the
stone, the more light it can absorb.
Hence, the colour radiation of the stone will be more. That is why a big
aquamarine faceted in an emerald cut looks more colourful. The transparence
because of small presence of inclusions in aquamarines, make them particularly
suitable for emerald cut. Because, the presence of blemishes disperse light and
subdue the colur. But in aquamarine inclusions do not obstruct the refraction
and that is why, the emerald cut can give the stone, the maximum intensity of
colour. However, regarding the jewelleries, emerald cut aquamarines look great
in the more prominent positions of pendants or earrings. As for the emerald cut
aquamarine rings they look better in male fingers rather than ladies. With its
pale colour and high clarity, aquamarine has won the hearts of modern
designers, who with the help of creative cuts, making really unique pieces of
aqua jewellery. But emerald cut aqua still retains its classic appeal. For
those who have a traditional mind set, as far as fashion is concerned, emerald
cut aquamarines continue to be there first and foremost choice.
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