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Sterling Silver Cabochon Turquoise Heart Shape Fish Hook Earrings List Price: Sale Price: $38.99 You save: $17.00 (30%)  |
Shape Cabochon
 6 Rayed Star Ruby Cabochon Pear Shape 9x7 mm US $9.50 
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 2195 CT HUGE EMERALD NATURAL CABOCHON PERFECT PENDANT SIZE PEAR SHAPE US $932.87
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 3705 CTS OVAL SHAPE PIGEON BLOOD RED RUBY CABOCHON US $791.19
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 Goldenrod Pear Shape Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochon US $29.99
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 Multicolor Pear Shape Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochon US $36.99
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 NATURAL AMETHYST PEAR SHAPE FLUTED CABOCHON 125cts US $14.00
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 Oval shape chalcedony cabochon 16 mm x 12 mm 972 ct US $25.50
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 Greenish Blue Pear Shape Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochon US $15.00
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 Oval shape cabochon ruby 280 ct US $23.80
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 Natural Gold Sheen Obsidian Facetted Pear shape Cabochons 14 x 10mm pair US $10.00
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 Cyan Pear Shape Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochon US $6.00
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 1125CTS FINE CARRIBEAN BLUE A LARIMAR SHAPE CABOCHON 925 SILVER CHARM D273 US $90.99
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 Round shape moonstone cabochon 17 mm in diameter 1501 ct US $12.75
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 Oval shape moonstone cabochon 22 mm x 11 mm 1430 ct US $12.75
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 SET OF 7 STUNNING MERLINITE PEAR SHAPE CABOCHONS US $44.00
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 Oval shape moonstone cabochon 18 mm x 10 mm 1127 ct US $9.35
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 Set of 4 flat cabochon cushion shape 16 mm x 12 mm gemstones US $5.10
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 895ct 100 Natural Purplish Red Star Ruby Gemstone Pear Shape Cabochon US $199.95
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 10 lot mixed Cabochons 2793ct mix shape color and size great jewelry design lot US $6.95
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 Natural Turquoise Stone Free Shape Cabochon 560 Carat US $30.00
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 Rutilated quartz 50 cts oval shape cabochon 32 mm x 22 mm x 10 mm US $37.50
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 Oval shape moonstone cabochon 19 mm x 12 mm 1505 ct US $11.25
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 ALEXANDRITE CABOCHON Wine Red Oval Shape cats eye US $51.00
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 Aqua Blue Pear Shape Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochon US $24.99
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 Turquoise Free Shape Cabochon 230 Carat 3 pcs US $14.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 89 gram US $5.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 102 g US $5.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 88 g US $5.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 91 gram US $5.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 96 Gram US $5.00
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 Red Picture Jasper Cabochon Heart Shape 3 cm 92 gram US $5.00
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 Rutilated quartz 30 cts marquise shape cabochon 30 mm x 18 mm x 8 mm US $25.50
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 ALEXANDRITE CABOCHON cats eye Wine Red Oval Shape stone US $44.00
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 CLEAR FULL OF DENDRITE MERLINITE PEAR SHAPE CABOCHON US $16.00
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 Turquoise Free Shape Cabochon 260 Carat 3 pcs US $18.50
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 BUTW Gilson opal oval shape cabochon lapidary 5050B US $24.99
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 BUTW Gilson opal oval shape cabochon lapidary 5062B US $16.99
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 Rutilated quartz 835 cts oval shape cabochon 33 mm x 25 mm x 14 mm US $64.74
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 5415 CT HUGE RUBELITE CABOCHON HEART SHAPE RARE SIZE US $297.82
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 LOVELY MERLINITE MARQUISE SHAPE CABOCHON US $16.00
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 Ruby Kyanite Fuschite Cabochons Pear Drop Shape choose frm sizes 22 31 mm 2B US $55.00
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 BUTW 2 Gilson Opal tear shape triplet cabochons lapidary 8109B US $14.99
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 Flame Agate Cabochon Deep Red Plumes Freeform Shape Polished Handmade US $12.00
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 VINTAGE GEMSTONE CARNELIAN STONE CABOCHON LARGE OVAL SHAPE FOR JEWELRY PART US $11.99
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 33 CT UNHEATED NATURAL RED RUBY CABOCHON GEMSTONE AMAZING FINE GEM PEAR SHAPE US $60.00
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 Royal Sahara Jasper cabochon cartouche shape RA7 US $32.00
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 Royal Sahara Jasper cabochon cartouche shape RA3 US $30.00
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 8 CARAT UNHEATED NATURAL SHAPE PINK RED RUBY CABOCHON GEMSTONE AMAZING SPECIMEN US $50.00
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What's the difference between a cabochon & the actual gem?
I wanna buy this gem...
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H204127JE
But at the top in bold it says " 34x16mm teardrop, 18x14mm cabochon"
I googled cabochon & it says it's a gem that's been shaped. So which is which??
What's the size of the whole gem?
The term Cabochon refers to a precious or semiprecious stone, usually oval or round, polished but not faceted.
Use Your dictionary
Best Cut Styles For Your Gemstone
Cabochon Cut
Cabochons is the earliest form of gem cutting forms. Cobochon cut gemstone usually have a flat base and a round, curved, convex dome like top which can be oval, coushion or round in shape. The stones that are cut in cobochon cut are Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Star Sapphire, Moonstone and Opal. The cabochon cut does not give much brilliance as compared to other cuts.
Brilliant Cut
The brilliant-cut is the most popular for diamonds, and for many other stones, particularly colourless ones. The brilliant cut gives the most complete return of light out through the front ensuring brilliance and fire. Round cut is the most common shape in brilliant cut. Other shapes include oval brilliant cut (43 to 57 facets), pear shaped pendeloque (58 facet) and the boat shaped marquise or navette (58 facet).
Step cuts
A step cut is obtainedby cutting a stone with several series of rectangular facets one above the other parallel to the edges in the manner of a pyramid with its top chopped off. The base and table are square with triangular facets. Fine step cut stones can be very brilliant. Emerald, Quartz Tourmalite and Amethysts are a few gems that are commonly cut in Step cuts. The Emerald cut (50 facets) is an example of Step cut and has rows of facets that resemble a staircase and usually are four-sided.
Mixed cuts
Mixed cuts consists of a brilliant cut top and a step cut back. Sapphires, Rubies and other transparent colored stones are frequently cut in this style.
Buff Top cut is an example of Mixed cuts which mixes a Faceted cut with a Non-Faceted cut. tops of colored stones are polished with a smooth unfacetted, slightly convex surface, the back being facetted in either the brilliant or the step arrangement. This results in a gem with the typical domed top of a Cabochon and a faceted pavilion. This cut shows good brilliance. Rhodite, Cubic Zirconia, Quartz and Amethyst are some of the stones that are cut in buff style.
Princess cut
Princess cut (76 facets), maximizes a gem’s luster. Princess cut is a square version of the Round Brilliant cut with numerous sparkling facets. The crown of the stone in a princess cut is usually very thin and due to the heavy depth and extra facets, they more brilliant and sparkly and make excellent diamonds for engagement rings. Diamonds and other tranparent light colored stones are cut in this style.
Briolette Cut
A briolette cut stone is a drop shaped stone covered with numerous facets that corners to a pointed end. The more facets the stone has, the more brilliance it has. Briolette cut is an ancient cut style and can be found in many antique Victorian jewels and also in the Royal crown jewels. Many transparent colored stones are cut in this manner including diamonds, rubies, emeralds, garnets, aquamarines and sapphires.
Fancy cuts
Fancy shapes like triangles, ovals, pear shaped, kite-shaped, heart shaped, lozenge-shaped, pentagonal, hexagonal, rhomboids, parallelograms, rhomboids, octagons etc. require a lot of work. It requires a lot of expertise on part of the cutter of obtaining such shapes. Recent advances in cutting technology have produced a breathtaking range of innovative new shapes like flowers, clover leaves, stars etc.
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