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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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27.45 carat Swiss Blue Topaz, Round loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 18.2 mm

11.36 carat Round Opal, loose Certified Opal from Ethiopia, Natural Untreated Gems, 8.6 mm

7.48 ct Round Rutile Quartz, 10.2 mm From India

1.32 ct Round Sillimanite Cat's Eye, 6.2 mm From Madagascar

19.06 ct Round Labradorite, 18.8 mm From Madagascar

2.34 ct Round Cat's Eye Scapolite, 9.1 mm From Madagascar

7.58 ct Round Cut Smoky Quartz, 12.9 mm From Brazil

0.46 carat Orange Spessartite Garnet, Round loose Spessartite Garnet from Mozambique, Natural Untreated Gem, 4.5 mm

0.07 ct Blue Diamond, 2.8 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.05 ct Blue Diamond, 2.3 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.62 carat Blue Sapphire, Diamond-Cut loose Sapphire from Madagascar, Natural Gem, 5.1 mm

0.41 carat Pink Morganite, Round loose Morganite from Afghanistan, Natural Untreated Gem, 5.2 mm

6.22 ct White Moonstone, 9 mm Round Cut From India

0.85 ct Loose Round Cut Lapis Lazuli, 6.1 mm From Afghanistan

14.77 ct Black Spinel, 12 mm Round Rose Cut From Thailand

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

0.07 ct Blue Diamond, 2.5 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.05 ct Black Diamond, 2.2 mm Diamond Cut From India

0.98 carat Red Tourmaline, Round Cabochon loose Tourmaline from Mozambique, Natural Untreated Gem, 6.1 mm

3.55 carat Pink Topaz, Round loose Topaz from Brazil, Natural Gem, 9.1 mm

3.59 carat White Zircon, Round loose Zircon from Cambodia, Natural Gems, 6.7 mm

3.61 ct Round Cut Strawberry Quartz, 9.8 mm From Russia

5.42 ct Pink Sunstone, 9.2 mm Round Cut From India

7.01 ct Black Spinel, 9.1 mm Round Rose Cut From Thailand

0.79 ct Orange Sphalerite, 5.3 mm Round Cut From Spain

3.34 ct Round Checkerboard Smoky Quartz, 7.9 mm From Brazil

1.49 ct Loose Round Pietersite, 8.3 mm From Namibia

3.07 ct Loose Yellow Sapphire, 5.1 mm Round Cut From Tanzania

1.63 carat Round Demantoid Garnet, loose Certified Demantoid Garnet from Namibia, Natural Untreated Gems, 4 mm

11.67 ct Round Pietersite, 17.8 mm From Namibia

1.43 carat White Zircon, Diamond-Cut loose Zircon from Myanmar, Natural Gems, 5 mm

10.76 ct Orange Moonstone, 11.1 mm Round Cut From India

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