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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Diamond Cuts

Diamond should not be confused with the shape of the diamond. Cut refers to the angles and proportions of cuts in the process of stone formation. There are only two types of diamond cuts: the cutting step and brilliant cut. These can be combined and modified to create different shapes and properties of diamond.

The step is simply cut and cuts gradual steps designed to create a rock on the surface. The form that mostarises naturally from this type of cut is square, emerald shape. Although not as brilliant, diamonds have an easy step from the old school and grace.

Diamond Heart Pendant White Gold

The brilliant cut is designed in an incremental way, the angle of refraction that the maximum internal light of the diamond. The shape of the brilliant cut diamond that is in the disk. The round diamond is by far the most popular form of diamond today , often used for engagement rings. Here are some other types ofDiamond cutting use a variety of both basic.

Heart-shaped diamond
Heart-shaped diamonds are a popular choice and romantic as a stand-alone stones especially in pendants and necklaces. But the diamond heart is hard to do. It is a pear-shaped diamond, in principle, with a gap at the top. Its quality depends greatly on the skill of the diamond cutter.

Radiant CutDiamonds
Even a combination of brilliant cut and step cut, the refraction of the radiant diamond has a rectangular shape with slightly rounded edges and with its 70 facets designed to maximize the color, has a greater brilliance.

Marquise Diamonds
Marquise diamonds (so called because it inspired [presumably] the shape of the smile of the Marquise de Pompadour) were made by France of Louis XIV. They have an oblong shapecomes a point at both ends.

Principles diamonds
A very popular form today is the square princess diamond cutting. But rather than cut the step, using a modified brilliant cut a startling brilliance to achieve.

Trillion diamonds
Built in the seventies, these diamonds are an adaptation of radiant diamonds. They are the shape of an equilateral triangle, and the use of a stillA combination of step and brilliant cuts.

Diamond Cuts

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