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MARTEAU CLIVEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A diamond cleaving tool used to strike the cleaving blade.

CONT

Cleaver: responsible for bisecting a diamond along one of the four cleavage planes; inserts a chisel or blade into a kerf and hits it with a suitable object (e.g., a mallet or bar) to split the diamond into two parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Outil de clivage du diamant, avec lequel on frappe la lame de clivage.

CONT

Après avoir amorcé le clivage par une entaille effectuée à l'aide d'un autre diamant, le cliveur y place une lame métallique [...] à laquelle il donne alors un coup sec à l'aide d'un maillet de bois.

Spanish

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