When cutting most pleochroic gemstones (Iolite, Tanzanite, Kunzite etc.), lapidaries typically try to minimize the pleochroism and maximize the single most prominent color.

在切割大多数的多向宝石时（如堇青石、坦桑宝石、紫锂辉石等），通常宝石匠会尽量缩多向并最大化将某一主凸显出来。