| l Diamond Flaws | | | | the clarity of the diamond is effected, and it |
| When a diamond is considered to have a flaw, it is | | | | appears to have a cloud inside the stone. |
| an imperfect gem stone. Something about the | | | | These types of diamond flaws and inclusions may |
| diamond did not form correctly, or there are tiny | | | | cause the diamond to be worth less, as it greatly |
| imperfections within the stone. Diamond flaws and | | | | effects the appearance. |
| inclusions are often not noticeable to the average | | | | Problems from Laser Treatments |
| person, and you need not worry about the small | | | | When an imperfect diamond is treated with lasers |
| inclusions that occur in most diamonds. There are | | | | to remove dark diamond flaws and inclusions |
| actually only very few diamonds which can be | | | | from within the gemstone, sometimes a line is left |
| labeled perfect, and if they are placed in | | | | through the diamond that looks much like a |
| the category of no diamond flaws and inclusions, | | | | thread. The laser line begins at the outer edge of |
| chances are the diamond will be extremely | | | | the diamond, and moves inward to the area |
| expensive! | | | | where the dark inclusion was treated by the laser. |
| There are some minor inclusions which cause a | | | | These diamond flaws and inclusions are unsightly |
| diamond to appear slightly dull. The inclusion within | | | | and easily spotted by most people, making the |
| the diamond can affect the stone's clarity | | | | diamond less desirable. |
| because as light passes through the stone, it is | | | | Mineral and Crystal Inclusions |
| intercepted by the inclusion. Many of these flaws | | | | While most diamond flaws and inclusions are |
| and inclusions can be reduced or fixed with the | | | | negative, there are instances when the diamond |
| various forms of treatment processes that | | | | flaws and inclusions are actually an eye catching |
| gemologists and jewelers have learned to do over | | | | aspect of your diamond! For example, diamonds |
| the years. | | | | typically have smaller crystals inside the diamond, |
| Other diamond flaws and inclusions may be large | | | | often so tiny they cannot be seen without some |
| enough to cause weakness within the gem stone, | | | | sort of magnifying device. The clarity of the |
| and the stone could shatter or break much more | | | | diamond can be effected by these crystals, if |
| easily than a stone without the weakness. These | | | | there are enough of them and if they are all |
| are the flaws you want to be careful with, since | | | | grouped together in one area of the diamond. |
| they reduce the value of your stone. | | | | There are a few rare instances when another |
| Pinpoint Inclusions | | | | gem stone is actually inside a diamond, and could |
| When a diamond has speckles of dark crystals in | | | | certainly not be seen as a diamond flaw or |
| groups or scattered throughout the stone, it is | | | | inclusion. For example, if you had a ruby or |
| said to havea form of diamond flaws and | | | | emerald that was surrounded by a diamond, you |
| inclusions called pinpoint inclusions. If the dark | | | | would see that as a special piece of jewelry- not |
| crystals are all clustered together in the stone, | | | | a flawed one! |