How to appreciate a jewel


How To Buy A Diamond

There are four factors that a contribute tobe detected with ten-power magnification.
the diamond value known as the 4 C's: Caratdiamonds with relatively few clarity
weight,Color,Clarity  and  Cutcharacteristics are very rare and more
expensive ,imperfections show up as minute
Carat  Weightblack or white marks , our advice is to look
at several diamonds of different clarity
Carat weight is the easiest of the 4 C'sgrades  and  let  your  eye  be  the  guide!
Carat is the measure of the weight of a
diamond. the greater the carat weight, theCut
rarer and more expensive the diamond is. Two
diamonds of equal carat weight might vary inA well-cut diamond will allow the maximum
value depending upon their cut, color andamount of light to enter and reflect back to
clarity. One carat is divided into 100 pointsyour eye. The width and depth have the
a half-carat stone may be referred to as agreatest effect on how light travels within
"50-pointer"  or  "50-points".the diamond it is the cut that provides a
diamond with it's brilliance, Many consider
Colorcutting quality to be the most important
diamond  characteristic
Diamond color is one of the most important
factors ,colorless diamonds or white diamondsConflict  Diamonds  (Blood  Diamonds)
(D,E ,F) are rare and more expensive than
near-colorless diamonds (G,H,I,J) The colorConflict diamonds are diamonds that originate
of the diamond is really up to you somefrom areas controlled by forces opposed to
people prefer slightly tinted diamonds(J,K,L)legitimate and internationally recognized
that are more affordable, in most cases yourgovernments, and are used to fund military
best choise would be near colorless diamondsaction in opposition to those governments
(G,H,I,J),Conflict diamonds are those sold in order to
fund armed conflict and civil war used by
Claritywarlords and rebels to buy arms during the
devastating  wars  in Angola and Sierra Leone
Clarity refers to how free a diamond is from
naturally microscopic imperfections ,DiamondsWhat's being done to stop conflict diamonds?
are assigned clarity grades based on what can



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