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

在切割多数的多向色性类宝石时（石、坦桑宝石、紫锂辉石等），通常宝石匠会尽量缩多向色性并最化地将某一主色凸显出来。