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Faceting

faceting

Master gemcutters have made a breakthrough in diamond-cutting by experimenting with diamond dust suspended in oil on their scaifs. This allows the artisans to cut stones in entirely new shapes, and to a much higher brilliance. The resulting technique, known as faceting, produces a stone of a pleasing geometric shape and with better optical qualities. As the new stones, and the technique for cutting them, spreads across courts and workshops, the demand for jewelry and precious stones increases greatly.

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