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Diamonds are graded according to clarity, colour, cut and carat weight, basically in that order of priority.

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What are people who study diamonds called?

People who study diamonds are called gemologists. They specialize in identifying, grading, and evaluating the quality and characteristics of gemstones like diamonds.


What are the people that study diamonds called?

People who study diamonds are called gemologists. They specialize in identifying, grading, and evaluating gemstones, including diamonds, based on their quality and characteristics.


What is an AA5 diamond?

AA 5 has several meanings, depending on the context. It is apparently a rating system in Great Britain for lodging. (AA, 5 diamond.) For diamond stones, this rating is sometimes applied to jewelery-grade black diamonds, as a grading system for clarity. This is not a grading scale used by the Gemological Institute of America or the European grading scale. It is a scale used, however, for industrial diamonds, according to the link, below.


How many colors of diamonds exist?

The exact number is infinite, but a finite number exists in terms of colour grades. For 'white' or 'colourless' diamonds, the grades begin with the letter D -- colourless -- and trail off to the letter Z -- light colour, with five broad categories of grades. For coloured diamonds, please review the Color Grading system, also linked below, to identify the hue, tone and saturation variables available for grading coloured diamonds. Can you do the math?


What hs 1 mean with diamonds?

The term HS 1 is not commonly used in grading diamonds. It may be used in a different context that grade, however, but this other use is not easily found in a quick search.


What is world rank of diamonds?

Diamonds are ranked based on the 4 Cs: cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is a reputable organization that provides grading and certification for diamonds, which helps establish their quality and value. Diamonds are not ranked globally in a single list, as different organizations may use their own criteria for evaluating diamonds.


What is Gia rated?

When talking about diamonds GIA rated refers to a diamond rated by Gemological Institute of America. GIA provides widely recognized grading services. When buying diamonds carrying GIA reports you may be sure you're buying exactly what it says in the grading report (unlike with some diamonds graded by small/unknown/bias labs). Many GIA rated diamonds have a microscopic laser inscriptions with numbers corresponding to the grade reports and to diamond files carried by GIA. More here: http://www.gia.edu/


What is a AA diamond?

The notation AA is not commonly in use when grading colourless diamonds: the highest grade is D. The notation AA can be used to grade black diamonds as it falls into this range: AAA, AA+, AA, A, and I1 with AAA being the best. Note GIA does not grade black diamonds.


What is J diamond grading?

If J is a description of the colour of a white diamond, that grade is given to the near colourless diamonds. You can learn more about this grade from the chart, below, which shows you the full colour range of 'colourless diamonds' from D to Z.


What does AAA on silver jewelry mean?

AAA is the highest quality of gemstones or diamonds (usually lab created… other diamonds have their own digits! You’ll know


Are Chocolate Diamonds a good buy?

Since Chocolate Diamonds brand of natural fancy brown diamonds are the higher color and clarity range of such stones and are mainly found in one location, they are much rarer than the white diamonds. Therefore the supply is much tighter than that of white diamonds. As more and more people hear about these delicious diamonds and crave them, their prices are bound to increase.


Where do chocolate diamonds come from?

Chocolate diamonds are a branded term used by Le Vian to refer to brown diamonds. These diamonds can be found in various mines around the world, including Australia, Africa, and Brazil. The unique color of chocolate diamonds is due to the presence of nitrogen during the diamond's formation process.