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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to diamond essentials, covering key aspects such as the four cs (clarity, color, cut, and carat weight), diamond characteristics, and industry practices. It serves as a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge of diamonds.
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____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Romance Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Carbon A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Four Cs ____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than blemishes - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Inclusions Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Durable Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Rare
____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Brand names A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Baguette Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Blemish Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific manufacturer - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Branded cut The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Brightness Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center towards the girdle - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Brilliant cut
Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the quality of a finished diamond - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Four Cs The narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary between the crown and the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Girdle How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Hardness Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending into it from the surface - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Inclusion A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Karat The international measurement for gem weight - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Carat
How much is one carat? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -One fifth of a gram Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Mixed cut Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Mohs scale Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Pavilion One hundredth of a carat - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Point The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the light or the observer moves - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Scintillation A natural or man made material that imitates a gem - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Simulant
How well a gemstone resists breaking or chipping - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Toughness Features used to judge the quality and value of gemstones
Industry professionals agree that ____ of gem treatments is good business practice - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Disclosure ____ usually only affect the top two clarity grades, while inclusions affect all grades - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Blemishes A ____ ____ is a useful record of a diamond's clarity - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Diamond plot A clearly explained plot can increase a customer's ____ in their purchase and in giu - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Confidence The relationship between clarity, ____, and value is an important tool in sales presentations - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Rarity Stress diamond ____ in sales presentations - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Value
A small, portable magnifying lens used for examining gemstones - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Loupe Term that describes a diamond that might have surface blemishes, but shows no inclusions under 10X magnification - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Loupe clean An individual or company that cuts and polishes diamonds and colored stones - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Manufacturer A general term for included stones - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Piqué A color-keyed diagram of a gemstone's significant clarity characteristics - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Plot Slight differences in color can cause dramatic differences in ____ - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Value
The ___ ___ ___ scale describes the normal color range of diamonds - ✅✅✅CORRECT -D to Z It's difficult to accurately determine a diamond's color grade if it's ____ - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Mounted ____ ____ is not a reliable tool for color grading - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Color memory ____ and a lot of practice are what makes a good diamond grader - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Training The value of colored diamond's generally increases with the strength and ____ of the color - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Purity Diamond's can be treated to alter or add color by coating, ____, heating or by a combination of irradiation and heating - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Irradiation
Emission of visible light by a material when it's exposed to ultraviolet radiation - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Fluorescence Your first impression of a color; the basic color of an object - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Hue A treatment that changes the color of a gem by exposing it to radioactive materials - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Irradiation A set of color comparison diamonds that defines GIA's diamond color grades in the normal D to Z range - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Masterstones A general term for diamonds in the G to J color range - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Near colorless Range of diamond colors from colorless to light yellow, brown and gray - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Normal color range A color's strength or intensity, ranging from a dull hue to a pure, vivid hue - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Saturation
A color's degree of darkness or lightness - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Tone Light wavelength that's invisible to the human eye - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Ultraviolet Cut isn't only about ____: it affects many aspects of a diamond's appearance - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Shape ____ play a key role in a diamond's appearance - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Proportions ____ ____ usually deliver excellent brightness, fire and scintillation - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Round brilliants An excellent/excellent polish and symmetry rating adds ____ value to a well proportioned diamond - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Maximum
Face-up shape of a polished gem - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Girdle outline Comparison of the length to width of a fancy-shaped diamond - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Length to width ratio The qualities of a faceted diamond's proportions and finish - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Make The angle formed by the pavilion man in facets and the girdle plane - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Pavilion angle Larger-than-usual pavilion angles on the middle tier of facets, designed to add weight to a step-cut stone - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Pavilion bulge The distance from the bottom of the girdle plane to its culet, expressed as a percentage of the average girdle diameter - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Pavilion depth percentage The overall condition of the facet surfaces of a finished diamond - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Polish
The angles and relative measurements of a polished gem, and the relationships between them - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Proportions The change in the speed and possible change in direction of light as it travels from one transparent material to another - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Refraction A measure of the change in speed and angle of light as it passes from one material to another - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Refractive index One of the two sides adjacent to the rounded end of a pear or oval shape - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Shoulder The exactness of a finished gem's shape and the placement of its facets - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Symmetry Table size expressed as a percentage of the round brilliant's average girdle diameter - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Table percentage
Most jewelry professionals use ____ balances to weigh unmounted diamonds - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Electronic When you record a diamond's dimensions, always state whether they're ____ or estimated - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Actual A ____ ____ is very useful for measuring mounted stones
A trade term for a diamond that weighs between .45 ct. and .49 ct. - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Light half Very small faceted diamonds - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Melee The price of a diamond divided by its weight - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Per carat price The combined weight of all the stones in a piece of jewelry that contains a variety of gems - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Total gem weight The combined weight if all of the diamonds in a piece of jewelry that only contains diamonds - ✅✅✅CORRECT - Total weight ____ is a prime concern in the jewelry industry - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Security