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    What Is Diamond Fluorescence, and Does It Change the Stone
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    What Is Diamond Fluorescence, and Does It Change the Stone
    One diamond in three glows blue under ultraviolet light, and most owners never find out. Fluorescence is the line on a grading report sold as a flaw, a bonus and... Read more
    What Is a Certified Diamond, and When the Report Matters
    What Is a Certified Diamond, and When the Report Matters
    Two round brilliants, same weight, same white, same price bracket. One arrives with a grading report from an independent laboratory, the other with a salesperson's word. This guide reads the... Read more
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    How Diamonds Are Graded
    How Diamonds Are Graded
    A diamond grade is a standardized reading of a stone's quality, taken by an independent laboratory and recorded on a report that travels with the diamond. This 101 guide explains... Read more
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    Difference Between Natural and Lab Diamonds
    Difference Between Natural and Lab Diamonds
    Natural and lab-grown diamonds are made of the same stuff, graded on the same scale, and look identical to the naked eye. The differences that matter are origin, time, supply,... Read more
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    Diamond Color Chart Explained
    Diamond Color Chart Explained
    Diamond color is graded on a 23-letter scale from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow). Most of the difference is invisible to the eye - and where you stop on... Read more
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    Diamond Cut Explained: Why Cut Decides How a Diamond Sparkles
    Diamond Cut Explained: Why Cut Decides How a Diamond Sparkles
    Cut is the only one of the 4Cs the cutter earns. Color, clarity, and carat are written when the diamond finishes growing. Cut is what turns a piece of carbon... Read more
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    Diamond Shapes Guide: Round, Oval, Cushion and Beyond
    Diamond Shapes Guide: Round, Oval, Cushion and Beyond
    Diamond shape is the first decision most engagement ring shoppers make - and the one that shapes everything that follows. This guide compares the ten most-asked shapes, explains how each... Read more
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