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DIAMOND ESSENTIALS-EXAM PRACTICE
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_______ drives the impulse and 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 ____
4 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
____ Names of Diamonds are effective diamond sales tools (versus generic names)
Brand
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
3 multiple choice options
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
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