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Ch. 26: Cut Diamonds and Gems

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208 A Book of Precious Stones
device pieces of the stones which were formerly polished away and ground to worthless black dust are now saved. The economy effected by the sawing machine is illustrated by its use in cutting off the apexes of the rough diamond crystals; the smaller parts, called melee, are sent back to Europe to be cut.
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