Posts Tagged ‘Diamond Clarity’

How to Buy a Diamond

That She’ll Love Forever… You’ve heard that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Now that you’re going to propose you have the huge job of picking out your soon-to-be wife’s new best friend. Bluenilecanada helps you take the guesswork out of choosing the perfect ring for your perfect girl.
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Posted by admin on November 16th, 2008 No Comments

Diamond Clarity

Diamond clarity is a quality of diamonds relating to the existence and visual appearance of internal defects of a diamond called inclusions, and surface defects called blemishes. Clarity is one of the four Cs of diamond grading, the others being carat, color, and cut.

Inclusions may be crystals of a foreign material or another diamond crystal, or structural imperfections such as tiny cracks that can appear whitish or cloudy. The number, size, color, relative location, orientation, and visibility of inclusions can all affect the relative clarity of a diamond. A clarity grade is assigned based on the overall appearance of the stone under 10x magnification.

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Posted by admin on November 16th, 2008 No Comments