I removed the broken Rhodolite Garnet and super-glued it back together to measure it. I also measured all of the angles in order to duplicate the stone.
I keep a stock of Garnet materials and was able to select a Rhodolite Garnet of the correct color to match their broken stone.
You can see the crack running through this Rhodolite
The stone has a nice pink color.
Next to the ring you can see the piece of rough Rhodolite Garnet that I selected to match the broken stone.
I also select a piece that will have a minimum of waste.
I removed the broken stone from the mounting and meaured all of the facets so that I can duplicate the cut.
At left you can see the first facets on the new stone.
When faceting a gemstone, we need to cut, pre-polish, and polish each facet.
Here you can see the first cuts of the crown.
I need to make the first main facets, and the corners of the emerald cut, perfectly even.
On the far left you can see the broken stone. On the right you can see the new Rhodolite.
It is always nice when the new stone looks nicer than the old stone.
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Denton Anderson,
Gemologist & Gem Cutter
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Graduate Gemologist, GIA, GG
Over 20 years of experience.
