Assignment 1 Diamond Essentials
CORRECT 100%
Baguette - ANSWERA small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square, or
tapered
Blemish - ANSWERClarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a polished
gemstone
Branded cut - ANSWERCutting style that's developed, named, and promoted by a
specific manufacturer
Brilliant cut - ANSWERCutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate
from the center toward the girdle
Clarity characteristics - ANSWERThe collective term for inclusions and blemishes
Brightness - ANSWERThe effect of all the diamond's internal and external reflections
of white light
Crown - ANSWERTop part of the gem above the girdle
Culet - ANSWERSmall facet at the bottom of a finished gem
Durability - ANSWERA gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat, and chemicals
Facet - ANSWERA flat, polished surface on a finished gem
Fancy cut - ANSWERAny gemstone shape or cutting style other than a standard
round brilliant
Pavilion - ANSWERLower part of a faceted gem below the girdle
Point - ANSWEROne hundredth of a carat (0.01 ct)
Scrintillation - ANSWERThe flashes of light and the contrasting dark areas you see
when the diamond, the light, or the observer moves
Fire - ANSWERThe flashes of color you see in a polished diamond
Four Cs - ANSWERFour value factors (clarity, color, cut, carat weight) that describe
the quality of a finished diamond
Girdle - ANSWERThe 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 100%
Baguette - ANSWERA small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square, or
tapered
Blemish - ANSWERClarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a polished
gemstone
Branded cut - ANSWERCutting style that's developed, named, and promoted by a
specific manufacturer
Brilliant cut - ANSWERCutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate
from the center toward the girdle
Clarity characteristics - ANSWERThe collective term for inclusions and blemishes
Brightness - ANSWERThe effect of all the diamond's internal and external reflections
of white light
Crown - ANSWERTop part of the gem above the girdle
Culet - ANSWERSmall facet at the bottom of a finished gem
Durability - ANSWERA gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat, and chemicals
Facet - ANSWERA flat, polished surface on a finished gem
Fancy cut - ANSWERAny gemstone shape or cutting style other than a standard
round brilliant
Pavilion - ANSWERLower part of a faceted gem below the girdle
Point - ANSWEROne hundredth of a carat (0.01 ct)
Scrintillation - ANSWERThe flashes of light and the contrasting dark areas you see
when the diamond, the light, or the observer moves
Fire - ANSWERThe flashes of color you see in a polished diamond
Four Cs - ANSWERFour value factors (clarity, color, cut, carat weight) that describe
the quality of a finished diamond
Girdle - ANSWERThe narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary
between the crown and the pavilion, and functions as the gem's setting edge
