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Repairing an Amethyst fantasy cut

A jeweler sent us this fantasy cut Amethyst which had been damaged during setting. They needed it repaired to look like new again.

A purple Amethyst fantasy cut with a chip on the bottom which needs to be repaired.

Chip on Amethyst fantasy cut

At left you can see a chip at the top of the stone, in the area of the culet or keel line.


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Another view of the bottom of the fantasy cut Amethyst showing the chip which needs to be repaired.

Another view of the chip

This is another top down view of the chip along the ridge of the keel line.

This shows me using a diamond file to sand down the Amethyst to remove the chip.

Removing the chip

In this photo I am using a diamond file to remove the chip and creat a new flat surface. Once I have the new surface nice and flat, I will pre-polish and then polish it.

The key to a repair of this type is hand-control with the tools to keep the surface nice and flat.

I am now finished repairing the fantasy cut Amethyst and the chip is gone.

Finished repair of fantasy cut

You can now see the newly polished flat surfaces which look like they were originally cut this way.

Another view of the repaired fantasy cut Amethyst.

Another view of the finished Amethyst

This is a side view of the finished stone


If you have a fantasy cut which needs to be repaired, feel free to contact us for an estimate.


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Denton Anderson,
Gemologist & Gem Cutter
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Photo of Denton the gem cutter.

Graduate Gemologist, GIA, GG
Over 20 years of experience.