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What Are Dirty Diamonds?

By berclegee on Friday, February 20th, 2009 | No Comments

A dirty diamond is one of two things: a rough diamond, or a diamond that hasn't been cleaned in a while. Rough diamonds are uncut and unpolished – hence, they are dirty. But that type of dirty diamond will soon be cut and polished and sitting in a beautiful jewel box in a display case. [...]

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Carats Of Diamonds

By berclegee on Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Many people equate the term carat with the size of a diamond, and as carat size increases, so will the carat weight. But the operative word there is weight. Carat refers to the weight of a diamond and is equal to roughly 200 milligrams which is less than a ¼ of an ounce. A carat [...]

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Minerals are crystals

By berclegee on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 | No Comments

The earliest forms of jewelry were items that early humans found naturally, such as shells or bits of bones. Early gravesites have also revealed that pre-historic man buried his dead with flowers and with carved ivory beads. These primitive beads would have taken at least an hour each to make. Early man also might have [...]

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Diamond cutting styles

By berclegee on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Our love of diamonds and admiration of their fire and brilliance has given rise to many different cuts of diamonds. While we still see some of the earliest styles of diamond cuts – such as the round and emerald-cut, there are many more cuts today, some of them patented by their designers and costing hundreds [...]

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How Diamonds Are Cut

By berclegee on Monday, February 16th, 2009 | No Comments

In their most natural form, diamonds are – well – quite ugly. They have no luster or shine, and in fact, look like nothing more than broken glass. A diamond must be cut, and then polished before it actually becomes athing of beauty. Diamonds are cut with saws, into round shapes. From the rounded shape, [...]

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