| Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. | | | | of a diamond. If a diamond weighedas much as |
| | | | four grains of rice, it was fourgrains - or |
| One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If adiamond | | | | one carat as we know it to benow. The |
| is referred to as four grains, thisalso means | | | | majority of diamond purchasesare for diamonds |
| that it is a one carat diamond. | | | | that are 1/3 of a carat. |
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| The word Carat comes from the word carob. | | | | Beware when shopping for diamonds thatare |
| | | | already set or mounted. If more than |
| A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the | | | | onediamond is used in the piece, the tag on |
| | | | thejewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total |
| Mediterranean. In times past, if a | | | | |
| diamondweighed the same as a carob bean, it | | | | Weight - it does not tell you the carat |
| wasone carob, or one carat. | | | | weightof each stone in the piece. You need to |
| | | | askthe jeweler for the total carat weight of |
| However, in the far east, where Carob treesdo | | | | thelargest diamond in the piece to |
| not grow, rice was used to measure theweight | | | | trulyunderstand what you are buying. |