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Advanced Diamond Information
- The Beginning Stages of the Diamond Trade: A brief history of how the diamond trade got started, DeBeers and famous mines.
- Location and Mining: An overview of diamond's origin, deposit types, prospecting and mining.
- Diamond Basics: A quick look at diamond's physical properties and the difference between hardness and toughness.
- Carat Weight : A close-up of the carat weight system including sizes, categories and trade language.
- Diamond Cut: A critical and detailed examination of how the cut (make and proportions) affect diamond's beauty and ultimate value.
- Clarity: An in depth look at inclusion and blemish types and grading clarity.
- Color: An in depth look at cause of color (including treatments) in diamonds and how to grade.
- Diamond Synthetics and Imitations: Understanding the difference between diamond synthetics and diamond imitations.
- Diamond Cleaning Methods: Emphasizing the importance and methods of professional diamond cleaning.
- Buying Mounted Diamonds: An in depth look at the challenges of buying mounted diamond jewelry and how to avoid mistakes.
- Estimating Mounted Diamond Weight: A detailed look at estimating diamond carat weight in a mounting.
- Determining Mounted Diamond Proportions: This section addresses the challenge of identifying diamond proportions in jewelry and how it affects value.
- Grading Clarity in Mounted Diamonds: A critical look at grading clarity in diamond jewelry and its drawbacks.
- Grading Color in Mounted Diamonds: An especially challenging area of grading color in diamond jewelry and its drawbacks.
- Rough Diamond Valuation: A general view of valuating rough diamond with the emphasis on experience.
- Diamond Cutting: An in depth view of diamond cutting history and cutting stages from start to finish.
- Selling Diamonds: Diamond selling methods and certain strategies to break into the business.
- Valuating Diamonds: Understanding the complex nature of diamond valuation and information sources.
- Security and Liabilities: A detailed look at the importance of safety and security in the diamond and jewelry business.
- Appraisals: Identifying good and bad diamond appraisals with sample.
- Diamond Reports: About diamond laboratory reports including GIA.
