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1. What was the earliest diamond simulant? - ANSWER Glass
2. What is the typical time period for a memo? - ANSWER 7-14 days
3. What does depth of field help determine about a characteristic? - ANSWER
to understand where the blemish is located
4. What is a term that describes saturation? - ANSWER moderately strong
/ moderately weak
5. What does the color grading term fancy light describe? - ANSWER Deep
color, but on the lightest end of scale
6. What blemish can affect polish? - ANSWER Abrasion, lizard skin, nicks,
pits, polish lines, rough girdles, scratches, polish marks, & laser
manufacturing remnants
,7. What is a fancy shape diamond compared to when judging symmetry? -
ANSWER The individual diamond. Its parts to its whole
8. What proportion greatly influences brightness in a round brilliant diamond -
ANSWER Pavilion depth
9. What do appraisers assign to larger mounted diamonds when assigning a
clarity grading? - ANSWER One single grade for larger diamonds, and
two possible grades for smaller diamonds
10.Closely spaced grain lines where color concentrates - ANSWER Color
lamelle
11.The range of wavelengths of radiant energy, extending from high to low
energy, including visible light - ANSWER Electromagnetic spectrum
12.Visible features on the surface of a mineral crystal that reflected its internal
growth and development - ANSWER Growth marks
13.Crystal distortion caused when one part of the lattice is offset in relation to
the rest - ANSWER Glide plane
14.Model in which manufacturers charge the highest initial price that
customers will pay and lower it overtime as new competitors enter the
market - ANSWER Price skimming model
, 15.A 3-D region with a common crystallographic growth plane - ANSWER
Growth sector
16.The passage of light into or through a material - ANSWER Transmission
17.What happens to light rays outside the critical angle cone - ANSWER
Reflect interally
18.The regular repeating arrangement of atoms in a mineral - ANSWER
Crystal structure
19.Categories of crystals based on their symmetry and internal structure -
ANSWER Crystal systems
20.A reference system used to describe the symmetry and shape of crystals -
ANSWER Crystal axes
21.What type of radiant energy is found on the electromagnetic spectrum? -
ANSWER x-ray
22.What causes "color" in a diamond - ANSWER When some colors return
to a viewer's eye through selective absorption due to defects in the crystal
lattice