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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any gemstone shaped with a highly polished, rounded surface. Gems typically cut ''en cabochon'' include: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lapis | + | Any gemstone shaped with a highly polished, rounded surface. Gems typically cut ''en cabochon'' include: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lapis%20lazuli lapis], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turquoise turquoise], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=opal opal], along with many varieties of microcrystalline [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=quartz quartz] (such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carnelian carnelian], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jasper jasper], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bloodstone bloodstone]), some [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=feldspar feldspars] (such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sunstone sunstone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=moonstone moonstone]), and some [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chatoyant chatoyant] or asteriated gems (such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=garnet garnet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sapphire sapphire], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chrysoberyl chrysoberyl], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cat%27s%20eye cat's eye]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | cabochon (Fr.); | + | cabochon (Fr.); cabochão (Port.); Cabochon (Deut.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cabochon cut" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cabochon cut" Encyclopædia Britannica. [Accessed October 3, 2003]. |
| − | * | + | * External source or communication Comment: Submitted information from Lisbet Thoresen |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 24 July 2013
Description
Any gemstone shaped with a highly polished, rounded surface. Gems typically cut en cabochon include: lapis, turquoise, and opal, along with many varieties of microcrystalline quartz (such as carnelian, jasper, bloodstone), some feldspars (such as sunstone, moonstone), and some chatoyant or asteriated gems (such as garnet, sapphire, chrysoberyl, and cat's eye).
Synonyms and Related Terms
cabochon (Fr.); cabochão (Port.); Cabochon (Deut.)
Authority
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "cabochon cut" Encyclopædia Britannica. [Accessed October 3, 2003].
- External source or communication Comment: Submitted information from Lisbet Thoresen