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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2.2 carat Blue Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Gems, 4.6 mm

7.79 ct Round Rutile Quartz, 13 mm From India

0.24 carat Orange Spessartite Garnet, Round loose Spessartite Garnet from Mozambique, Natural Untreated Gem, 3.4 mm

2.36 ct Loose Orange Sapphire, 5 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

0.05 ct Green Diamond, 2.2 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.05 ct Black Diamond, 2.3 mm Diamond Cut From India

1.07 ct Loose Pink Tourmaline, 6.1 mm Round Cabochon From Mozambique

0.17 ct Round Cut Iolite, 3.8 mm From Madagascar

5.56 carat Round Opal, loose Certified Opal from Ethiopia, Natural Untreated Gems, 8 mm

34.44 ct Round Snowflake Obsidian, 28.4 mm From India

1.63 carat Blue Topaz, Round loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 7.1 mm

0.76 ct Purple Spinel, 5 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

0.3 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gem, 4.1 mm

2.18 ct Round Cat's Eye Scapolite, 8.5 mm From Madagascar

2.17 carat Blue Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Gems, 4.4 mm

36.71 ct Round Hematite, 19 mm From Brazil

2.53 ct Blue Kyanite, 8.2 mm Round Cut From Nepal

0.89 ct Orange Sphalerite, 5.5 mm Round Cut From Spain

8.13 ct Round Labradorite, 13 mm From Madagascar

1.13 carat Orange Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Untreated Gem, 5.9 mm

2.45 ct Round Cut Strawberry Quartz, 7 mm From Russia

5.16 ct Round Petal Cut Smoky Quartz, 10.5 mm From Brazil

0.85 ct Black Diamond, 5.4 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.5 ct Violet Spinel, 5.1 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

18.92 ct Loose Round Checkerboard Amethyst, 18 mm From Brazil

10.53 ct Yellow Quartz, 11.9 mm Round Checkerboard From Brazil

1.06 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gem, 6 mm

0.07 ct Black Diamond, 2.5 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.02 ct Loose Green Diamond, 1.8 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.44 carat Blue Kyanite, Round loose Kyanite from Nepal, Natural Untreated Gem, 4.3 mm

1.45 ct Pink Morganite, 7.1 mm Round Cut From Afghanistan

0.5 carat Round Ruby, loose Certified Ruby from Myanmar, Natural Gems, 3.8 mm

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