How is briolite faceted?
Briolite is a “machine cut” stone. This means preformed rough briolite was cut by robotic arms to attain perfect proportions and angles. This maximizes the light performance of the stone, and is one of the most important factors in determining brilliance, fire, and scintillation. Comparing a poorly cut natural diamond to a briolite will demonstrate that briolite shines significantly brighter. This is due to light escaping out of the diamond because of poorly aligned facets. It is nearly impossible to achieve a 100% accurate, perfect, ideal cut when faceting by hand. Since briolite is cut by robotic machines which use computer-aided lasers to determine thickness and size, the cutting symmetry is flawlessly precise. It goes beyond simple measurements of width and depth to measure a stone’s “ideal” cut. A three dimensional model is created in a computer using an optical measuring device that compares the stone’s proportions and angles. The ratios between the dimensions of a stone will sig
