Fruity Candy

by Arya Akhavan (November 2013)
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Gemology Projectopen
L/W
174%
Design RI
1.58
H/W
78%
Gear
96
V/W³
0.638
Symmetry
2 (mirrored)
Facets
51
Tiers
17
Crown
23
Pavilion
28

I wanted to design a cut-corner rectangle for long crystals like the beryls and tourmaline. Took me forever to get a good pavilion on this one - it performs very well with good return, but only in a limited range of materials. And yes, the name is a play on a well-known fruit-flavoured hard candy. Works in materials from beryl to tanzanite (RI = 1.58 - 1.69) with no changes, but I prefer rubellite tourmaline.

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Pavilion

#AngleFacetsNotes
G190.00°
9648
Set stone width.
G290.00°
12366084
Meet P1, P2, G1
G390.00°
2472
Level girdle.
P563.10°
2472
Meet P3, P4
P657.21°
9648
Level girdle.
P450.29°
12366084
Level girdle.
P143.62°
 2465094
Cut to centerpoint.
P241.87°
 3455193
Meet at culet.
P341.20°
 4445292
Meet P1, P2, G1, G2

Crown

#AngleFacetsNotes
C138.37°
9648
Set girdle width.
C338.37°
2472
Level girdle.
C233.59°
12366084
Level girdle.
C429.00°
 1474995
Meet G1, G2, C1, C2
C527.09°
17316579
Meet G2, G3, C2, C3
C618.57°
 4445292
Meet C2, C4, C5
C717.83°
2472
Meet C3, C5
T0.00°
24
Meet C5, C6, C7