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Trapezoid
Trapezoid step cut natural diamond
Trapezoids are one of the many fancy diamond shapes.
Trapezoids, or
traps
for short, are four-sided diamonds with top and bottom sides parallel, and the other two sides slanting inward.
Traps are often cut into step cuts to accentuate their lines and angles.
All photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CMA (NAJA)
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