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Diamonds are measured by:

  • clarity -- flawless or flawed with many degrees of flawed;
  • carat -- the weight of the stone;
  • cut -- the excellence of faceting and the shape of the 'cut';
  • colour -- the lack of colour or degree of colour visible in the stone.
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