Glossary Term
By Marcus Whitlock, GG, FGA Lapidary & Cutting Editor
The large flat top facet of a cut gemstone, oriented perpendicular to the optic axis in most faceted stones. For color-change diaspore, the cutter orients the table so that the table-up viewing direction shows the strongest color change between daylight and candlelight illuminants.
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