Buy Round Shape Natural Gemstones at Affordable Prices from GemSelect

When it comes to gemstone shapes, round gems are the most popular and versatile. Unlike oval gems, round gemstones are not cut to maximize carat weight, so more skill is often required by the cutter to bring out the color and brilliance in a gem. Many people confuse shape with gemstone cut, which isn't all that surprising. Looking at our selection of round-shaped gemstones, you'll notice a number of different round-cut stones; some are cut en cabochon, with no facets at all, while others are faceted in the traditional way, either with step-cut faceting or with more angular 'brilliant-cut' faceting. Other round gems may be given an unusual or mixed gem cut, such as concave-style cut, checkerboard cuts, or Portuguese-style cuts. Round rose-cut gems and round buff-top gems can also be found. Thus, it is easy to see why shape and cut are often confused, because there is one shape (round) with multiple cutting styles. Although many describe their gemstones using terms like 'round-cut', it isn't always the best description since there are many cutting styles; technically gems should be described as 'round Portuguese-cut', 'round step-cut', or 'round cabochon' for example.

The meaning of shape should be fairly obvious, which is the face-up outline of the stone, whether it is round, oval, square, rectangular, pear, marquise or trillion. Round gemstones should be symmetrical with a perfectly circular outline. However, in practice, a good percentage of gemstones are native-cut without the use of precision lasers and other advanced lapidary tools, so many round gems are not actually perfect circles and are rather better described as being near-round. This is why you may find that many still use three measurements for round gems. Most gemstone dealers will use only one diameter measurement and the depth (in millimeters), but to be more accurate, some dealers may advertise their items using the two diameter measurements, with one measurement at its minimum and another at its maximum, followed by the depth in millimeters. This type of measuring is more often used for diamonds rather than colored stones.

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0.76 ct Loose White Sapphire, 4.5 mm Diamond Cut From Madagascar

3.88 carat White Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Colombia, Natural Gems, 7.1 mm

0.57 ct Round Labradorite, 4.9 mm From Madagascar

1.14 carat Blue Sapphire, Diamond-Cut loose Sapphire from Madagascar, Natural Gems, 5 mm

0.21 ct White Diamond, 3 mm Diamond Cut From Brazil

2.39 ct Round Cut Andalusite, 4.1 mm From Brazil

12.07 ct Round Rose Cut Labradorite, 14.2 mm From Madagascar

3.9 ct Round Cut Peridot, 6 mm From China

0.38 ct Blue Apatite, 3.5 mm Round Cut From Madagascar

0.52 carat Blue Sapphire, Diamond-Cut loose Sapphire from Madagascar, Natural Gem, 4.9 mm

3.7 ct Round Cut Strawberry Quartz, 10.1 mm From Russia

10.75 ct Round Petal Cut Smoky Quartz, 13.5 mm From Brazil

1.4 ct Round Cat's Eye Moonstone, 7.2 mm From India

6.91 ct Black Spinel, 9.2 mm Round Rose Cut From Thailand

14.8 ct Loose Round Agate, 14.7 mm From Indonesia

1.81 ct Round Cut Peridot, 4 mm From China

7.87 ct Black Spinel, 10.1 mm Round Rose Cut From Thailand

0.27 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gem, 4 mm

1.32 ct Yellow Sphene, 6.6 mm Round Cut From Sri Lanka

4.08 ct Diamond Cut Andalusite, 3.4 mm From Brazil

29.37 ct Round Bloodstone, 26.4 mm From Madagascar

1.35 ct Loose Yellow Sapphire, 5 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

0.56 ct Purple Spinel, 4.9 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

7.65 ct Round Petal Cut Rose Quartz, 12.3 mm From South Africa

1.61 carat Orange Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Untreated Gem, 6.4 mm

2.6 carat Round Cabochon Amethyst, loose Certified Amethyst from Brazil, Natural Untreated Gem, 7.9 mm

2.11 ct Loose Orange Sapphire, 4.4 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

0.88 ct Loose Orange Sapphire, 5.4 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

25.08 ct Round Maw-Sit-Sit, 15.9 mm From Myanmar

0.19 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gem, 3.4 mm

0.17 ct Black Diamond, 3.4 mm Diamond Cut From India

10.69 ct Yellow Quartz, 12.1 mm Round Concave Cut From Brazil

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