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DIAMOND GRADING [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

The process of weighing, measuring, examining, and assigning color, clarity and sometimes cut grades to polished diamonds, according to a pre-determined set of standards.

CONT

Brilliance and fire: A grading term used to describe the lustre and light reflection of a polished diamond.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Opération qui consiste à peser, mesurer, examiner, déterminer la couleur, la pureté, et parfois la qualité de la taille des diamants selon des normes prédéterminées.

CONT

Les attestations délivrées par le Laboratoire français de gemmologie répondent aux critères définis par la Confédération Internationale de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie (CIBJO) en matière d'information sur les gemmes de couleur, la classification des diamants et la déclaration des traitements.

Spanish

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