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Zircon cut

A style of cutting a transparent gemstone (often used in cutting a zircon, owing to its brilliance) in a manner similar to the brilliant cut but with an extra row of 16 small facets between the pavilion facets and the culet.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson