Diamond Essentials Exam Questions
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____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - Romance
Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - Carbon
A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ -
Four Cs
____ normally...
____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - ✔✔Romance
Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - ✔✔Carbon
A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ -
✔✔Four Cs
____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than
blemishes - ✔✔Inclusions
Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - ✔✔Durable
Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine -
✔✔Rare
____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - ✔✔Brand names
A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered -
✔✔Baguette
,Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone -
✔✔Blemish
Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific
manufacturer - ✔✔Branded cut
The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light -
✔✔Brightness
Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the
center towards the girdle - ✔✔Brilliant cut
The collective term for inclusions and blemishes - ✔✔Clarity characteristics
Top part of a gem above the girdle - ✔✔Crown
Small facet at the bottom of a finished gem - ✔✔Culet
A gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat and chemicals - ✔✔Durability
A flat, polished surface of a finished gemstone - ✔✔Facet
Any gemstone shape or cutting different from a standard round brilliant -
✔✔Fancy cut
The flashes of color you see in a polished diamond - ✔✔Fire
Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the
quality of a finished diamond - ✔✔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 - ✔✔Girdle
How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - ✔✔Hardness
Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending
into it from the surface - ✔✔Inclusion
A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - ✔✔Karat
The international measurement for gem weight - ✔✔Carat
How much is one carat? - ✔✔One fifth of a gram
Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - ✔✔Mixed cut
Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - ✔✔Mohs scale
Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - ✔✔Pavilion
One hundredth of a carat - ✔✔Point
The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the
light or the observer moves - ✔✔Scintillation
A natural or man made material that imitates a gem - ✔✔Simulant
A round stone with 17 to 18 facets - ✔✔Single cut
How well a diamond resists chemicals and temperature changes -
✔✔Stability
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