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Bort is a name used to describe industrial diamonds, which are not of gem quality. Often they look like dirty gray stones.

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What is a good color for a diamond?

A diamond is valued by its cut, clarity, carat weight and colour. Depending on your taste, you can buy a diamond in most any colour; and pay most any price for the stone you want. "Good" is relative. The highest colour grade for a 'colourless' diamond is D. Otherwise, in a coloured stone, the highest colour grade is Vivid Fancy [colour].


What is a yellow diamond called?

Depending on the intensity of the yellow colour (nitrogen) in the stone, the diamond could be 'called' by many names. Generally, visibly yellow diamonds can range from a 'light yellow' colour to an 'intense fancy yellow' colour. Canary diamond is another name given to some yellow diamonds. As well, 'colourless' diamonds graded from H through Z are also called 'yellow'. A certified gemologist can give you the exact name for the colour of the diamond in question.


Are chocolate diamonds man made?

No, chocolate diamonds are not man-made. They are a natural variety of diamond that get their distinct brown color from the presence of nitrogen during their formation process. They are also known as champagne or cognac diamonds.


What color does a diamond start out as?

A diamond typically forms deep within the earth and starts out as colorless. The presence of impurities or structural defects can introduce color variations in diamonds, resulting in a range of colors such as white, yellow, brown, blue, pink, and more.


Do diamond accents change color?

Diamonds don't change colour; diamonds reflect a rainbow of colours, depending on the light. Stones that change colour are not diamonds, and if they are used as accents in a piece of diamond jewelery, they simply enhance the charm of the piece.

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What is another name for a rough diamond?

BORT. it is normally used as an adjective, like Bort diamonds, Bort deposits, and rarely as a noun. do not confuse with B.O.R.T. which is the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.Another AnswerAny rough diamond -- natural rough diamond -- is called a stone, a rock, or a raw diamond.The descriptor bort is reserved for industrial -- non-gem-quality -- diamonds, which represent about 80% of all diamonds mined. Gem-quality diamonds are usually described as such.


What is a boart?

A boart is another term for a bort, a poor-quality or badly-crystallized diamond.


Is a color CC Diamond good?

A diamond advertised with a 'CC' colour is a diamond advertised without a standard classification for its colour. The best colour grade for a 'colourless' diamond is 'D'. The advertiser may be able to explain this colour coding to you: no results are available using 'CC' as a query for a colour of diamond.


What is Bort-l'Étang's population?

Bort-l'Étang's population is 521.


How can you determine diamond ring color specially items from Sydney?

"The less colour present in a diamond, the higher will be its colour grade. Colour will naturally manifest in the diamond as a pale yellow, and that is why colour grade refers to this lack of colour. The human eye detects the sparkle of a diamond first and then its colour. This is the reason that colour is usually considered the second most important characteristic, after cut."


What is the duration of Resan bort?

The duration of Resan bort is 1.6 hours.


How much do a goldish colored diamond worth?

A 'gold-ish' coloured diamond is categorically a brown diamond, with a named colour, such as cognac or chocolate or other named colour for a brown diamond. Every diamond is valued by its cut, colour, clarity and carat weight.


Is bort a good name?

watch the simpsons and you'll know. "Bort, come here. Are you talkin to me? No my son's name is bort also. WE NEED MORE BORT LISCENCE PLATES!" when bart looks for his liscence plate.


When was Resan bort created?

Resan bort was created on 1945-12-26.


What is Bort-les-Orgues's population?

The population of Bort-les-Orgues is 3,194.


What is the area of Bort-l'Étang?

The area of Bort-l'Étang is 15.4 square kilometers.


How tall is Jose Daniel Bort?

Jose Daniel Bort is 5' 10".