It can be a daunting prospect when shopping around for the once-in-a-lifetime luxury addition to your jewellery box. How do you know that you’re getting value for your hard-earned money? And how do you make sense of the various technical terms that jewellers use?
At Abelini, the answer is simple! Take a look at our diamond education page below, and we’ll use three generations of experience to break everything down into simple English in just a couple of minutes.
Diamond Education
INTERESTING FACTS
- MINERAL: Diamond
- CHEMISTRY: C
- COLOR: Colourless
- REFRACTIVE INDEX: 2.42
- BIREFRINGENCE: None
- SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 3.52 (+/-0.01)
- MOHS HARDNESS: 10
58X HARDER
Diamonds are the most complex materials on earth: 58 times harder than anything else in nature.
"LUCY" IN THE SKY
Fifty light-years away from the earth, this star is a ten billion-trillion-trillion carat diamond.
1 IN 1,000,000
The average yield in most diamond mines is 1 part diamond to 1 million parts host rock.
THE 4Cs OF DIAMONDs
Diamond Clarity
Clarity grades assess the number, size, relief, and position of inclusions and blemishes.
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Lesser the colour, the higher the grade of the diamond. Even the slightest hint of colour can make a dramatic difference in the value.
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Cut (proportions, symmetry, and polish) is a measure of how a diamond’s facets interact with light.
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Rarity means larger diamonds of the same quality are worth more per carat.
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Clarity grades assess the number, size, relief, and position of inclusions and blemishes.
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Clarity grades assess the number, size, relief, and position of inclusions and blemishes.
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