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The definition of a gemstone is a precious or semiprecious stone, especially one that has been cut, polished, and used in a piece of jewelry.
A genuine diamond is a natural stone that has been mined, graded, cut and polished, which results in its becoming a gemstone.
It really depends on the quality. It it has good clarity and can be cut into a nice gemstone, you can value it by the size of the gemstone that could be cut from it. Other factors include the color and any prior treatment of the rough and origin...but clarity is the most important to consider first.
In an unpolished or a rough gemstone the reflection of light is poor. To take out the brilliance of a gemstone it has to be cut and polished. For a diamond RBC (round brilliant cut) takes out its true worth.
This would be called a gemstone.
A rare mineral that can be cut and polished could be called a gemstone.
When it is polished. Gemstones are rarely glassy when they're rough.
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transparent, hard, good color, these types of stones are cut and polished and then they become gemstones from normal stones
The definition of a gemstone is a precious or semiprecious stone, especially one that has been cut, polished, and used in a piece of jewelry.
A diamond is transformed to a gemstone by several processes: cleaving, bruting, sawing and polishing.
The side of a cut jewel is called a facet. Facets are flat, polished surfaces that are cut into a gemstone to enhance its brilliance and sparkle. The number and arrangement of facets can vary depending on the cut of the gemstone.
A genuine diamond is a natural stone that has been mined, graded, cut and polished, which results in its becoming a gemstone.