Diamonds Are Forever-00-6413

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Stones that do not correspond to the criteria regarding colour, clarity ,looks,and availability, are used in de industrial world.The route that a diamond follows from the mine till the market is called the 'diamond pipe line' ,and these is nearly complete in hands of De Bears. The diamond pipe lines is unique and not representative for other stones. Diamond crystals with the quality of precious stones have flat or round aspects. A crystal shape is for instance, the octaéder, the cusion or the twin crystal. On some areas, we see trigonen (triangular markers). Once upon a time, De Beers, with a production of more than 90% of all diamond, was by far the largest supplier. Today De Bears trades more than the half of all world diamond supply. Others stones make a more complicated way from the mines to reach the final customer than the one from De Beers. Near the mines or in nearby towns and polishcenters, stones are traded also..
Stones are exported to be sold, to shape and to set before they end up by shopkeepers and consumers over the whole world.

Diamonds, that are not usable for the [fashion jewelry] ...
... sector are used for the industry. A big part of the whole process is done by machines, but the knowledge of experts is necessary to sort all the the stones, because there are 16.000 different categories. It is a question of combination of colour, weight, clarity. De Beers has big merchant center in Kimberly( South Africa), Windhoek( Namibie) Luzern ( Switserland) nex to the center in London .

The parcels of stones are prepared for be send to a limited amount of merchantsall over the world, to be traded in the big diamond center like Antwerp or Tel Aviv, New York and Bombay .Most of the diamonds are sold in one of the 24 registred center in the world .

What Is Diamond Clarity?

Diamond clarity is a term used to describe the absence or presence of flaws inside or on the surface of a diamond or other gemstone. A perfect stone with perfect clarity, or clearness, is rare, and most flaws that do exist in [fashion jewelry] grade diamonds cannot be seen without looking at the gems through a jewelery magnifying loupe

· No internal or external flaws.

IF, Internally Flawless

· No internal flaws. Slight external blemishes.

VVS1 & VVS2, Very, very slightly included.

· Minute inclusions. Difficult for even an experienced grader to detect.

VS1 & VS2, Very slightly included

· Minute inclusions. Not easily seen by an experienced grader.

SI1 & SI2, Slightly included

· Inclusions that are noticeable to an experienced grader.

I1 & I2 & I3, Included

· Obvious inclusions that may affect transparency and brilliance.

If you read the detailed explanations for each clarity category, you'll find that flaws usually cannot be seen without magnification, even by an experienced jeweler. Most are tiny imperfections that do not affect a diamond's brilliance. It often isn't until you reach the bottom level of "I" categories that imperfections begin to detract from the beauty of the diamond.

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