Characteristic color - ANSWER the basic color of a fancy-colored diamond
Depth of color - ANSWER the combination of tone and saturation that determines how
noticeable a color is
Fancy-colored diamonds - ANSWER naturally colored yellow and brown diamonds that
exhibit color beyond the Z range, or that exhibit any other color face-up
Fluorescence - ANSWER emission of visible light by a material when it's exposed to UV
radiation
Hue - ANSWER your first impression of a color; the basic color of an object
The annealing of irradiated diamonds to stabilize their color is done by - ANSWER
Heating
The combination of tone and saturation that determines how noticeable a color is, is
known as - ANSWER Depth of color
When mounted, G, H, and I color diamonds can look - ANSWER Colorless face-up
The normal color range of diamond is - ANSWER Colorless to light yellow and brown
If all other factors are equal, the most rare diamonds are: - ANSWER Red and purple
Irradiation - ANSWER a treatment that changes the color of a gem by exposing it to
radioactive materials
Masterstones - ANSWER a set of color comparison diamonds that defines GIA's
diamond color grades in the normal (D-Z)range.
Near-colorless - ANSWER a general term for diamonds in the G-to-J color range.
Saturation - ANSWER a color's strength or intensity, ranging from a dull hue to a pure,
vivid hue
Tone - ANSWER a color's degree of darkness or lightness
Each letter grade in the GIA Color Scale represents? - ANSWER A range of color
On the GIA Color Scale, the top grade in the normal color range is - ANSWER D
The most common color of fluorescence in gem-quality diamond is - ANSWER Yellow