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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Marking: To place window marks and sawing/cleaving lines on a diamond; may also indicate starting points for sawing and cleaving; lines are drawn with India ink, a marking pen or computer-assisted lasers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Dans le diamant, le clivage se fait parallèlement aux faces de l'octaèdre. Frappé dans ces sens de clivage, le diamant est très fragile; si un choc un peu violent ou une chute sur un sol dur l'atteignent sur une ligne de clivage, il se rompt en plusieurs fragments.

Spanish

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