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Mineral: quartz
Gem: citrine
Size: 16x21 mm
Carat: 25.4 ct
Cut: simple rectangular step cut
Origin: Brazil
Genral Info: The name is derived from the German "quarz" of uncertain origin. It was called "krystallos" by the Greeks, but this later became the generic term for crystal.
Additional Information
Another really simply cut native stone from Oro Verde, Brazilian citrine, and it is cut nearly deep enough and with sufficient angles to produce a clean stone with only a tiny "fish-eye" effect at the very bottom of the stone. The last two facets were cut slightly over the critical angle.

It is a very simple step cut on the top and bottom of the stone. It shows that you can find native cut stones that are reasonably cut if you look for them. A better than average native cut tone.