Coloured gemstone miner Fuli Gemstones (UK) Ltd has unveiled the Beidou cut for its peridots at Jewellery &Gem WORLD Hong Kong.

The cut is inspired by the stars in the night sky and the “Big Dipper,” an asterism in astronomy terms, which is known as Beidou in Chinese. The Beidou moniker was a title given by ancient Chinese astronomers to the seven brightest stars of the Ursa Major constellation, which was used in celestial navigation to locate the North Star.

Reflecting the seven brightest stars, the new Fuli “Beidou” cut is a heptagon with 85 facets.

According to Fuli Gemstones, peridots exhibit high double refraction, bending the light as it passes through the gemstone, a feature that is perfectly demonstrated by its new cut.