Stone Facet Defects => 6 photos

 This photo examines the reflecting surfaces of a Cubic Zirconia. As you can see the light just goes everywhere except back to the viewer's eyes. This results in a darkening illusion.

 This next photo shows the perfect reflection of a diamond, what a difference? All of the facets now act as mirror!

                                         BROKEN STONE FACETS

 I'm using a simulated stone to display where facets can be damaged during various (storage) situations.

 This damage occurred just at the Girdle Facet, repairing this break is not possible for a bench jeweller. A lapidary repairperson can easily repair this chipped edge.

 

 This 'break' might culminate in repairing 4 facets. The total cost could be very high if this was a genuine 'soft' stone.

 In this photo, it is worth noting that when the Culet Facet is destroyed as this. This could lead to a major overhaul of all of the Pavilion facets. This is one of the most vulnerable areas of any stone.

  In the previous century, circa 1900s, all of the Culets were removed as seen in this photo. Thankfully stone cutting processes have changed and improved.

 Even in a diamond, you could see through the Culet of the stone.