SUPER STAR GEMSTONE DESIGN
Rock&Gem Magazine
|July 2023
The Super Star gemstone design by Andrew Brown is a little misleading upon initial review.
It appears to be a typical round brilliant gemstone design. However, with a deeper understanding of the symmetry, you see that it has a three-fold symmetry. Andrew has taken the dodecagon girdle and transformed it by making the pavilion a trillion, giving the gemstone a traditional round appearance while adding the benefits of the trillion's light return and scintillation.
Andrew's design is more about the overall appearance, using facets that provide a pleasing and complex composition. The combination of both round and triangular symmetries invites the beholder to reflect on a unique and inviting set of patterns.
Denne historien er fra July 2023-utgaven av Rock&Gem Magazine.
Abonner på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av kuraterte premiumhistorier og over 9000 magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
FLERE HISTORIER FRA Rock&Gem Magazine
Rock&Gem Magazine
A New Amber Locality Fills a Gap
A sandstone quarry in central Ecuador has yielded the first significant deposit of Mesozoic amber from South America.
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Did "Left-Handed" Fish Leave Water Earlier than Thought?
Fossil evidence suggests that fish (or \"fishapods\") dragged themselves onto land during the middle Devonian Period.
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
"Lab Quakes” Produce Surprising Results
When faults let loose and earthquakes result, the main effect we mortals experience is the violent shaking.
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
This Egg is No Spring Chicken
How to date a dino egg
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Have we Already Mined the Critical Minerals We Need
Then why are we throwing them away?!
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
One Toxic Worm
A critter that creates & tolerates orpiment!
1 min
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Silver
Silver (Ag) is a native element and one of Earth's most prized precious metals.
2 mins
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
DINOSAURS OF THE HELL CREEK MUSEUM
In the Badlands of South Dakota, just outside the small town of Belle Fourche—pronounced “Bell Foosh”—a new attraction has taken shape that every dinosaur enthusiast should see. The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Museum is part hands-on exhibit, part science center and part active research lab.
3 mins
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Lost Twins of Kongsberg
A Silver Story Resurfaced
3 mins
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Switzerland's ICE PALACE
Walk Inside a Glacier at The Top of Europe
7 mins
January / February 2026
Translate
Change font size

