Diamond, Learning How To Choose One
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Diamonds
Diamonds are one of the world's most popular germs and knowing how to choose a diamond can be a valuable lesson to learn before purchasing a stone
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Knowing How To Choose a Diamond
Whatever your reason may be for purchasing this popular gemstone, knowing how to choose a diamond can help you make an intelligent decision without being overwhelmed. Diamonds are formed deep within the Earth's mantle and are mined in specific areas of the world where the rocked are more than one billion years old.
They come to the surface from deep cone-shaped volcanoes, which carry bits and pieces of mantle and rock to the surface. Diamonds are currently mined in over twenty-five countries all over the world, except for Europe and Antarctica.
The most common places associated with diamond mining are South Africa and and South America. But other countries, such as Australia and Russia, are beginning to harvest more of these precious gemstone.
Knowing The Four Qualities
The most important part of learning how to choose a diamond is determining a stone's value. Diamond are graded upon what gemmologists call the 4 C's. These are color, clarity, cut and carat. Depending on what you are looking for in a diamond will determine which of the 4 C's you will focus most upon.
With just a few minor exceptions, all diamonds worth any value will be graded according to this scale.
Color
Color is seen by many to be the most important factor when buying a diamond. The more "colorless" a diamond is, the greater the value of the stone. The original color system that was used in the 1930's graded diamonds using A, B and C. But today's scale starts with the letter D. Those ranging from D to F, are considered "colorless". The next level ranges from G to J and these diamonds are labelled as "near colorless" or "white".
Diamonds in the K to Z range usually have some tint to them. However, not all diamonds with color are considered less valuable.
Clarity
Clarity is determined by how many "flaws" are visible by the human eye or with power magnification. Clarity grades, are therefore, judged according to what is viewed with 10 power magnification. Flawless diamonds are stone that have no visible inclusions when using one of these magnifiers.
These stones are very hard to find and can be quite expensive too. The grades are V,S and I, which stand for Very, Small and Inclusion.
The closer you are to the V on a clarity scale, the less likely a diamond will have flaws that are visible with the human eye. Clarity is what sets a diamond apart from a gem because not every diamond can be considered a gemstone.
Cut
How a diamond is cut will tell a lot about the capabilities of the person who did the cutting. Diamond cutters are aiming to cut a diamond at ideal proportions, which can be difficult task when a diamond is not mined correctly.
There are many cuts available for a diamond and all of them sparkle differently. The cut is what allows the facets of a diamond to reflect light, giving it "fiery" appearance. If a diamond is cut proportionally, then it will sparkle brilliantly no matter what shape the stone is in.
Example of diamond shapes are round, oval, marquise, radiant, pear-shaped, emerald or even heart-shaped.
Carat
Just because a diamond is big does not mean it is valuable. Carat is the weight of the diamond alone. The size of a diamond can be spread differently, depending on the cut.
Nearly 250 tonnes of ore have to be mined and then processed before one can squeeze out a one-carat diamond. The difficulty to produce and mine various sizes of diamonds are what gives these precious stones their significant values.
Diamond Shape
Round Shape
Oval Shape
Radiant Shape
Pear Shape
Emerald Shape
Heart-Shaped
Do Your Research First Before You Decide To Buy One
When you make major purchases in life, such as buying a car or a house, you do research and learn what you need to know.
The same principle goes when it comes to diamonds. It is important to learn how to choose a diamond before you considered one of the most prized possessions among both men and women around the world. There, when it comes time to pick out yours, you want to get the very best.
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- thank you! I was trying to explain the 4 c's to my fiance. My ex-wife had drilled them into many a year ago. I couldn't remember one and that was carat!
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What woman doesn't dream of being showered by diamonds? with choices at the moment that are larger-than-life, this is a good time than any to rediscover these masterpieces. Dazzling and sophisticated, the current trend in jewellery runs the gamut from bold and audacious to sleek and playful. One thing for certain, these heavily gem-infused showstoppers will definitely halt traffic. But as the saying goes: 'When you're got it, flaunt it!'
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