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Diamond Clarity
Written By: Ory Vogel
Section: Diamond Project
Category: Diamond Basics
2008-04-04 03:14:14

The clarity of a diamond determines the presence or absence of flaws in a diamond. These flaws or imperfections are either external or internal and perceptive diamond buyers must first understand what the various imperfections are and how do they affect the diamond's clarity. With evolving technologies, the GIA diamond lab has established various grades for clarity these grades are from FL to I3 and are key factors for the diamond pricing. The article tries to list the main points regarding clarity that customers must consider before purchasing diamonds.

Round cut diamond with an inclusion at the center

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Diamond Flaws
Written By: Ory Vogel
Section: Diamond Project
Category: Advanced Information
2008-04-04 03:29:10
Diamonds are rarely perfect and most of them consist of some inclusion or imperfections. These inclusions are also known as flaws and exist in various forms, exterior and interior. Inclusions are also classified in the manner in which they were formed. For example, syngenetic inclusions are those inclusions which were formed while a diamond was being made. On the other hand, epigenetic inclusions were formed after a diamond was made. Given below are a few of common imperfections in diamonds that buyers may encounter.