| There are four factors that a contribute to | | | | be detected with ten-power magnification. |
| the diamond value known as the 4 C's: Carat | | | | diamonds with relatively few clarity |
| weight,Color,Clarity and Cut | | | | characteristics are very rare and more |
| | | | expensive ,imperfections show up as minute |
| Carat Weight | | | | black or white marks , our advice is to look |
| | | | at several diamonds of different clarity |
| Carat weight is the easiest of the 4 C's | | | | grades and let your eye be the guide! |
| Carat is the measure of the weight of a | | | | |
| diamond. the greater the carat weight, the | | | | Cut |
| rarer and more expensive the diamond is. Two | | | | |
| diamonds of equal carat weight might vary in | | | | A well-cut diamond will allow the maximum |
| value depending upon their cut, color and | | | | amount of light to enter and reflect back to |
| clarity. One carat is divided into 100 points | | | | your eye. The width and depth have the |
| a half-carat stone may be referred to as a | | | | greatest 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 |
| Color | | | | cutting quality to be the most important |
| | | | diamond characteristic |
| Diamond color is one of the most important | | | | |
| factors ,colorless diamonds or white diamonds | | | | Conflict Diamonds (Blood Diamonds) |
| (D,E ,F) are rare and more expensive than | | | | |
| near-colorless diamonds (G,H,I,J) The color | | | | Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate |
| of the diamond is really up to you some | | | | from 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 your | | | | governments, and are used to fund military |
| best choise would be near colorless diamonds | | | | action 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 |
| Clarity | | | | warlords 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 ,Diamonds | | | | What's being done to stop conflict diamonds? |
| are assigned clarity grades based on what can | | | | |