LearnRhineStone

     Diamonds are formed with carbon and few other elements(nitrogen, boron, etc) along with some air, dust, packed inside it. These packed particles are called inclusions. They define the clarity (grade) of the diamond. In simple words, diamonds clarity grade depends on inclusion location, number of inclusions, inclusion color, inclusion shape and reflection. All these factors are considered under 10X magnification and a final grade is decided by the quality checker from the top view. Grades are as below: IF- Internally flawless VVS1- Very very small included 1 VVS2- Very very small included 2 VS1- Very small included 1 VS2- Very small included 2 SI1- Small included 1 SI2- Small included 2 I1- Included 1 I2- Included 2 I3- Included 3     Was it difficult to find the difference between IF, VVS1 and VVS2 clarities? This is how difficult it is to grade the diamonds in these higher grades. So quality checkers will use higher magnification upto 20X or more to find t...

Diamonds are formed in almost any color. Name it- diamond will have it. They are graded from D-Z alphabet colors where D is the whitest(colorless) and Z is colorful. Diamond price is high if the color is close to D color. Fancy colors:     Anything other than white is a fancy color and graded  after Z. Example: Fancy very light, fancy light, fancy color, intense, vivid, dark. These fancy colors are graded any diamond color except white(D-Z) and brown. Lets say we want to grade fancy yellow colors then they are graded as: Fancy very light yellow Fancy light yellow Fancy yellow Fancy intense yellow Fancy vivid yellow Fancy dark yellow          Pink, red, green, etc are graded similarly. These fancy graded stones will have special prices from the retailer especially when they are not manufactured as round shape. How does diamond get color?     When diamond carbon elements are replaced by other elements then the color of diamond start changi...

Diamonds are formed naturally with internal pressure called tension. They can be located in any part of the diamond which is vulnerable to damage at the time of manufacturing. It is a usual practice to check the tension in the diamonds before buying them as they are risky to polish and can lead to damage even after you take necessary preventive measures. These diamonds can break the fortune of a diamond manufacturing factory. When a box of diamonds are bought they usually contain different varieties of tension in every stone.     Tensions are identified as rainbow colors in the diamond and among them red or purple colors are most dangerous. You might see diamonds with black and grey colors instead of rainbow colors which might confuse you; don't worry. They are just shades formed naturally which is not tension. If the tension is not visible then perform windows on the diamond to make the surface transparent.     The device that is used to find tension ...

Diamonds are luxury goods. People are willing to buy them irrespective of high price because it is best suitable for jewelry. Why are diamonds on high demand for jewelry?     Diamonds sparkle better than any other jewelry today. They store light and sparkle. Today it is a luxurious status of having diamonds as necklace, bracelet, rings, etc. Cut plays a vital role in diamonds fire, brilliance and scintillation which we will discuss further. Cut is general terms means craft. Like any other material wood, limestone, etc; diamonds are also crafted. History:     Diamond cutting process has been known since 6th century in Indian subcontinent. In 14th century, diamonds were fashioned for jewelry.  Before 15th century it was cutting natural diamonds with other natural diamonds only. Slowly improvements were made and in 15th  century a tool called scaif was introduced by a Flemish polisher called Lodewyk Van Berquem. This tool is infused with diamond dust and olive...