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To understand how the value
of diamonds is determined you need to know about the famous
4 Cs - cut, color, clarity and
carat-weight. It is the combination of these four characteristics that determines the value of a diamond. |
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Diamond Color
While most diamonds appear not to have any color
at all, gasses and other elements present at the
time they were formed result in slight traces of
yellow or brown in some diamonds. The less color
a diamond has, the more valuable it is. Many times
the color differences are so slight they can only be
detected by comparing them to other diamonds.
Color differences are measured by the
internationally-accepted Gemological Institute of
America (GIA) grading scale, and the highest grade
for a diamond with absolutely no color is D. Letter
grades are assigned alphabetically all the way to Z.
The farther away from the letter D a diamond is
graded, the more traces of yellow or brown it will
appear to have.
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