Gemstone Cutting GemLab
Today the main center is IdarOberstein where 90% of the world''s gems are engraved. Colored Gemstones. Refers to all Colored Gemstones except Diamonds. Cutting gemstone is called lapidary work, with the cutter referred to as a "Lapidary". Most cutters tend to specialize in certain stones or a group of stones. Opaque Gemstones