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Not all diamonds are clear. Take your diamond to a jewelery store or a gemologist and ask for an evaluation of your diamonds. The lack of clarity can affect its value.
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Do diamonds become cloudy?
No.
Could a diamond come out of the ground already cut?
No, the cuts on a diamond are very precise. When mined and unprocessed diamonds are cloudy looking. The cut and polish bring out the color and brilliance of the stone.
What is hink pinks for cloudy 24 hours?
grey day
How to use cloudy in a sentence?
The weather is cloudy today.
What is the interrogative sentence of It is a cloudy day?
The interrogative is below: Is it a cloudy day?
Do diamonds become cloudy?
No.
What color are industrial diamonds?
Industrial diamonds can appear cloudy and gray, because of their flaws and inclusions.
Is diamond a translucent material?
Gem-quality diamonds can be said to be transparent to translucent in rough crystals. Industrial diamonds are cloudy -- intensely flawed -- and may be opaque, but are not considered transparent.
How many carat is the low quality of diamond?
'Low quality' diamonds are industrial diamonds, which make up about 80% of all diamonds mined. 'Low quality' diamonds used in jewelery could be cloudy with visible inclusions or could be poorly cut.
What make a diamond a gemstone.?
Clear and BrightAnother AnswerClarity may be the number one characteristic that separates that 20% of diamonds mined as gemstones from the 80% that are cloudy, and used as industrial diamonds.
What is a diamonds transparencies?
Gem-quality diamonds -- only about 20% of all diamonds mined -- are transparent, some flawlessly transparent. A gem-stone diamond's transparency can range from transparent or sub-transparent to translucent. Industrial diamonds -- 75% of all diamonds mined -- are not transparent at all, but are even cloudy to dull. you can see through it if it is a gem-quality diamond
What is a milk diamond?
a diamond with a cloudy ( milky ) apearance. These would normally be used for manufacturing because they are not valued like clear diamonds.
What is a transparencies?
Gem-quality diamonds -- only about 20% of all diamonds mined -- are transparent, some flawlessly transparent. A gem-stone diamond's transparency can range from transparent or sub-transparent to translucent. Industrial diamonds -- 75% of all diamonds mined -- are not transparent at all, but are even cloudy to dull. you can see through it if it is a gem-quality diamond
Why are diamonds used in industry?
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral rated as 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness. Eighty percent of all diamonds mined are industrial diamonds, used to sharpen, harden and make tools more precise and durable. Industrial diamonds are not gem-quality; they are cloudy, mal-formed groups of crystals and lack qualities desired for gems.
How much do the black industrial diamonds cost?
Seventy-five percent of diamonds that are mined are used in industry. These diamonds are not gem-quality stones, and appear cloudy, even milky because of their flaws and inclusions. 'Black diamonds', properly Carbonado, are gem-quality stones. You can read more, below, and depending on whether you want to employ your 'black industrial diamond' as a gem stone or as an industrial tool, you can pay accordingly.
Could a diamond come out of the ground already cut?
No, the cuts on a diamond are very precise. When mined and unprocessed diamonds are cloudy looking. The cut and polish bring out the color and brilliance of the stone.
Can a diamond be cut to focus a single point of light?
Most diamonds mined -- about 80% -- are industrial diamonds, and the application you're describing may be an industrial application. These diamonds are at least cloudy, opaque and not clear. A gem-quality diamond could be fashioned into the focal object you require, depending on the size of the object you need. Remember that about 65% of any raw stone is lost in cutting, and most diamonds found are about as large as an edible pea.
