Diamond Essentials Question and
answers 100% correct
____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - correct answers
Romance
Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - correct answers
Carbon
A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ -
correct answers Four Cs
____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than
blemishes - correct answers Inclusions
Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - correct answers Durable
Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine - correct
answers Rare
____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - correct answers Brand names
A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered - correct
answers Baguette
Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone - correct
answers Blemish
,Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific
manufacturer - correct answers Branded cut
The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light -
correct answers Brightness
Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center
towards the girdle - correct answers Brilliant cut
The collective term for inclusions and blemishes - correct answers Clarity
characteristics
Top part of a gem above the girdle - correct answers Crown
Small facet at the bottom of a finished gem - correct answers Culet
A gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat and chemicals - correct answers
Durability
A flat, polished surface of a finished gemstone - correct answers Facet
Any gemstone shape or cutting different from a standard round brilliant -
correct answers Fancy cut
The flashes of color you see in a polished diamond - correct answers Fire
Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the quality
of a finished diamond - correct answers Four Cs
, The narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary between the
crown and the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge - correct
answers Girdle
How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - correct answers
Hardness
Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending into
it from the surface - correct answers Inclusion
A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - correct answers Karat
The international measurement for gem weight - correct answers Carat
How much is one carat? - correct answers One fifth of a gram
Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - correct answers Mixed cut
Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - correct answers Mohs scale
Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - correct answers Pavilion
One hundredth of a carat - correct answers Point
The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the light
or the observer moves - correct answers Scintillation
answers 100% correct
____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - correct answers
Romance
Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - correct answers
Carbon
A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ -
correct answers Four Cs
____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than
blemishes - correct answers Inclusions
Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - correct answers Durable
Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine - correct
answers Rare
____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - correct answers Brand names
A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered - correct
answers Baguette
Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone - correct
answers Blemish
,Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific
manufacturer - correct answers Branded cut
The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light -
correct answers Brightness
Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center
towards the girdle - correct answers Brilliant cut
The collective term for inclusions and blemishes - correct answers Clarity
characteristics
Top part of a gem above the girdle - correct answers Crown
Small facet at the bottom of a finished gem - correct answers Culet
A gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat and chemicals - correct answers
Durability
A flat, polished surface of a finished gemstone - correct answers Facet
Any gemstone shape or cutting different from a standard round brilliant -
correct answers Fancy cut
The flashes of color you see in a polished diamond - correct answers Fire
Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the quality
of a finished diamond - correct answers Four Cs
, The narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary between the
crown and the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge - correct
answers Girdle
How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - correct answers
Hardness
Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending into
it from the surface - correct answers Inclusion
A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - correct answers Karat
The international measurement for gem weight - correct answers Carat
How much is one carat? - correct answers One fifth of a gram
Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - correct answers Mixed cut
Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - correct answers Mohs scale
Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - correct answers Pavilion
One hundredth of a carat - correct answers Point
The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the light
or the observer moves - correct answers Scintillation
