What is inclusion in a diamond?
Diamond inclusions are characteristics that occur inside the gemstone. They are usually called flaws because their presence means the diamond cannot be graded as internally flawless. Not many of us can afford internally flawless diamonds, so inclusions are to be expected to some degree.
What are imperfections in a diamond?
More to the point, clarity measures a diamond’s lack of imperfections. There are two types of imperfections: inclusions and blemishes. Inclusions are internal imperfections, while blemishes are located on the surface of the stone. Inclusions occur at the time of a diamond’s geological formation.
What are crystals in a diamond?
Crystals are basically a collection of small diamonds or minerals trapped inside a larger one during formation. They can either resemble a diamond within a diamond or can resemble bubbles. They appear in many colors: white, black, colored, and sometimes even transparent (colorless) crystals.
Can an inclusion in a diamond get worse?
No, diamonds cannot develop inclusions. No, inclusions don’t magically grow. Flaws don’t get bigger, change, transform, shrink, move, shift, darken or suddenly appear…
Can you fix an inclusion in a diamond?
Laser drilling is a technique used to remove inclusions such as black spots of non-crystallized carbon or foreign crystals embedded into the diamond. The clarity of diamonds whose inclusions have been removed through laser drilling can usually increase by up to one grade (sometimes more).
Do Jewelers swap out diamonds?
In most cases, diamond switching occurs when you leave your diamond unattended with an unethical sales associate or a jeweler without taking proper precautions. Usually, diamonds are swapped with high quality CZ stones because they look identical to the real thing to the untrained eyes.
Can I trust a jeweler with my diamond ring?
Yes, you can leave your rings for repair. And, if you want to know the honest to God’s truth, most jewelers wouldn’t attempt to steal your diamonds anyway. This is because most diamonds are either small in carat weight, or flawed (And jewelers already have tons of those diamonds).
How can you tell how old a diamond is?
The age of the earth was determined using the U-Pb isotope system. The majority of worldwide diamonds are dated by measuring Re-Os isotopes in sulfide inclusions. The assumption for isotopic dating is that each mineral behaves as a tiny closed system.