Diamond Grading
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,Average girdle diameter - ANSWER-The result
achieved by adding the smallest and largest
girdle measurements of a round brilliant and
dividing by two. (Assignment 14)
Scaife - ANSWER-A rapidly spinning horizontal
disc coated with diamond powder, used to
polish diamond rough. (Assignment 9)
Scintillation - ANSWER-The flashes of light and
the contrasting dark areas you see when the
diamond, the light, or the observer moves.
(Assignment 8)
Scoop - ANSWER-A small shovel made of thin
metal, used for picking up gems. (Assignment
20)
Scratch (S) - ANSWER-A thin, dull white line
across the diamond's surface; shows no
apparent depth at 10X. (Assignment 10)
Scrubber - ANSWER-An apparatus that washes
away dirt and clay from diamond-bearing ore.
(Assignment 6)
,Secondary deposit - ANSWER-Gems found
away from their primary source. (Assignment 5)
Selective absorption - ANSWER-Process by
which a material absorbs some wavelengths of
light and transmits others. (Assignment 12)
Separation - ANSWER-Process of
distinguishing natural minerals and gems from
each other as well as from synthetics,
simulants, and treated gems. (Assignment 18)
Shape - ANSWER-The face-up outline of a
gem. (Assignment 16)
Shape appeal - ANSWER-A diamond's overall
attractiveness in relation to others of the same
shape and cutting style. (Assignment 16)
Bast - ANSWER-Frosted rough diamond.
"Bark" in Dutch. (Assignment 9)
Bearded Girdle (BG) - ANSWER-Very small
feathers that extend from the girdle surface into
, the stone; can result from the cutting process.
(Assignment 10)
Belly - ANSWER-The slightly curving center of
the long side of a pear, marquise, heart, or oval.
(Assignment 16)
Beneficiation - ANSWER-A commitment to
reserve a portion of the resources derived from
any country for the economic development of
that country. (Assignment 3)
Best Practices Principles (BPP) - ANSWER-De
Beers' formalized commitment of itself and its
sightholders to the highest ethical standards.
(Assignment 3)
Blemish - ANSWER-Clarity characteristic that's
confined to the surface of a polished gemstone.
(Assignment 10)
Block caving - ANSWER-Underground mining
that involves building a concrete-lined tunnel
under an ore deposit, then collecting the ore
through openings in the liner. (Assignment 6)