Questions and Answers
Eye- Visible Inclusion - Answer-visible to the unaided eye without magnification
grade setting characteristics - Answer-inclusions or blemishes that establish the clarity
grade of a diamond
plot - Answer-a map of a diamond's inclusions, blemishes, and facet arrangement
relief - Answer-contrast between an inclusion and its host diamond
what type of blemish can a stone have and still achieve the Flawless grade? - Answer-
Extra facet not visible face up
what are the 5 clarity factors - Answer-Size, Number, location (position), relief, and
nature
FL stands for? - Answer-Flawless
IF stands for? - Answer-Internally Flawless
VVS stands for? And what is its buzzword? - Answer-Very Very Slightly Included;
Minute
VS stands for? And what is its buzzword? - Answer-Very Slightly Included; Minor
SI stands for? And what is its buzzword? - Answer-Slightly Included; Noticeable
I stands for? And what is its buzzword? - Answer-Included; Obvious
the more an inclusion differs in color from its host diamond... - Answer-the more obvious
it is
a feather that reaches a bezel surface as well as the surface of the pavilion main
directly under the bezel? - Answer-must be plotted on both the crown and pavilion
diagrams
Blemishes don't usually affect the clarity grade in diamonds below? - Answer-Internally
Flawless
in a stone with these clarity characteristics, which would be the grade-setting
characteristic? pit, feather, scratch, extra facet - Answer-Feather