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Diamond
The ultimate gemstone and one of the most widely traded jewelry products worldwide.
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Growth lines
Jewelry; Diamond
These can be considered internal flaws, and can often be seen only by rotating the diamond very slowly. They can appear and disappear almost instantaneously. They appear as small lines or planes ...
Marquise shape
Jewelry; Diamond
A boat-shaped diamond that is long and thin with gently curved sides that come to a point on either end. Marquise is part of the brilliant-cut family.
Girdle fringes
Jewelry; Diamond
Stress hair-like lines or cracks that can develop around the girdle during the cutting or polishing process. The bearding or girdle fringe can sometimes be removed, if not too dramatic, with slight ...
Brilliance
Jewelry; Diamond
Liveliness, or sparkle in a stone when light is reflected from the surface and from the total internal reflection of light.
Flat-top setting
Jewelry; Diamond
Like the Gypsy setting, this setting has a band that is one continuous piece that gets thicker at the top. A flat-top setting grows broader at the top so that a faceted stone can be inserted into ...