Diamond clarity is one of the 4 Cs which determines the price of a diamond. The other properties which affect diamond price are carat (size), color, and cut. Clarity grading The most commonly used scale for measuring diamond clarity is…
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For centuries, poets and lovers have used roses to show their love. Roses have symbolized love ever since ancient times, when they were first associated with Aphrodite and Venus, the Greek and Roman goddesses of love. The commercial cultivation of…
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Diamond gets its name from the Greek ‘adamas,’ the adamant, or unbreakable. A genuine diamond is the hardest of all known materials. It cannot be scratched by anything except another diamond. On the Moh scale of hardness ranging from 1 to…
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Different varieties of beryl are classified by their color. Pure beryl, or beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate, is always colorless. Most beryls found in nature are not pure. The type of impurity determines the color of the beryl crystal. Goshenite Colorless beryl…
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The value of a white diamond depends primarily on the 4 Cs: cut. clarity, color, and carat. Cut is how well a diamond is cut to reflect light, with the Ideal Cut creating the best light performance and thus commanding the…
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White diamonds are judged on the 4 Cs: cut, clarity, color, and carat. Only cut is a fully controllable variable. Together, the 4 Cs are as distinctive as a fingerprint. Cut This refers to how well the diamond can reflect…
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The size of the world’s largest diamond is either 3,106.75 carats or 3,167 carats. Or it could be 34.8 carats, 545.67 carats, or 530.2 carats. The largest known diamond could even be a mind-boggling ten billion trillion trillion carats. Confused?…
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Synthetic diamonds have been around since 1953. By the late 1980s, the cost of manufacture had dropped and quality had improved to the point where synthetic diamonds became commercially viable as jewelry. As of 2007, it has even become possible…
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Natural white diamonds are the most common type of gemstone diamond. Their carbon crystalline structure means that they can reflect and refract light along the planes of the carbon lattice, causing them to flash and sparkle. This light performance consists…
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Online adoption can be an excellent way for hopeful couples to connect with women who want to give up their babies for adoption, but the Internet is also a good way for a scammer to take advantage of a prospective…
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Natural fancy blue diamonds are so rare that most jewelers may never have seen one. Natural color in diamonds is usually caused by trace amounts of other elements, scattered among the carbon lattice. Spectral analysis of a real diamond shows…
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Treated black diamonds are diamonds that have been exposed to radiation during processing in order to change their color. Most treated black diamonds started as white (colorless) diamonds with an unwanted yellow tint. In contrast, natural black diamonds, or carbonados,…
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A Herkimer diamond is nothing other than colorless transparent quartz, also known as rock crystal. It is not a diamond in any way, shape, or form. It doesn’t share the same crystal structure. It doesn’t even share the same composition…
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A piece of diamond jewelry is a big investment. Jewelry experts recommend that a diamond engagement ring should cost 2 months’ salary. Other pieces can cost even more. That is a lot of money to lose if you are scammed….
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Financial advice for gay or lesbian civil partnerships is the same as financial advice for any other couple, with one exception. If a civil union equivalent to marriage is not applicable in the region, gay or lesbian partnerships will have…
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The best place to begin researching your Danish family tree is with the extensive genealogical records of the Church of Latter Day Saints. The LDS Church database is among the the most comprehensive genealogical collection in the world, including sources…
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In France, surnames were not used at all until the 11th century. Even then and for centuries afterwards, surnames were mostly used to distinguish between people who had the same given name. The census from 1292 and even later was…
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The 1901 British census contains records for 32 million people and 6 million houses throughout England and Wales, with the exception of parts of Kent. It was the first census in the UK to ask specifically about self-employment and home…
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The library maintained by the Daughters of the American Revolution is an excellent place for researching your American roots. Its primary purpose is to aid general genealogical research and to assist Americans with the DAR membership process. If you belong…
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When you research your family tree on location in Ireland, several new records open up to you that are not available online. These records are especially useful for tracing Irish family before 1864, when the Irish civil registration system started…
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The General Land Office Records (GLO) can be used to trace land and title in the United States back to the original Federal Land Patent. The GLO records are also an excellent resource for genealogical research. These records of Federal Land…
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