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The paper used to package loose diamonds is used primarily to avoid loss of the stone -- as precious as it is, it is still rather small, relatively -- and to afford the holder a surface upon which to write: to identify the stone by its cut, clarity, colour and carat weight.

A loose stone is more susceptible to an errant blow that could fracture it along its natural cleveage than is one which has been mounted in metal.

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