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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
How do you know if it's worth faceting
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 362469" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Yep, what SC said there Shane - clear quartz can certainly make a fantastic-looking faceted stone if it's good and clean and has the right sort of hardness for general jewellery setting but it isn't going to be worth a great sum of money. It's something you might have faceted for sentimental reasons, as a stone you actually found yourself to go into your collection or a jewellery piece.</p><p></p><p>Exactly how much cutting might cost is very difficult to estimate in advance without physically examining the stone - the stone might weigh hundreds of carats but there might only be a small, clean piece in it worth faceting, which reduces the cost as you only pay for the faceted stone you get back (plus whatever the postage was).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 362469, member: 2976"] Yep, what SC said there Shane - clear quartz can certainly make a fantastic-looking faceted stone if it's good and clean and has the right sort of hardness for general jewellery setting but it isn't going to be worth a great sum of money. It's something you might have faceted for sentimental reasons, as a stone you actually found yourself to go into your collection or a jewellery piece. Exactly how much cutting might cost is very difficult to estimate in advance without physically examining the stone - the stone might weigh hundreds of carats but there might only be a small, clean piece in it worth faceting, which reduces the cost as you only pay for the faceted stone you get back (plus whatever the postage was). [/QUOTE]
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