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P: 9/26/2003 9:07:54 PM
khnglh Rough Rock Total Posts: 17 Last Post: 9/28/2003 Member Since: 9/19/2003	Extra facet... How does it affect the overall VVS2 diamond ? What is it all about ??? Is it bad ? Just wondering..... THanks allll khnglh
Posted: 9/26/2003 9:07:54 PM

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P: 9/26/2003 9:21:51 PM
kinky74 Rough Rock Total Posts: 13 Last Post: 9/29/2003 Member Since: 9/22/2003	Hi hope you had zero on which diamond to get me no expert here but if there is an extra facet, i thin kits due to cutter error or maybe just that extra facet make it a VVS2 instead of a lower one? well again me no expert just explaining it on lay mens term. anyway hope it help
Posted: 9/26/2003 9:21:51 PM

P: 9/26/2003 9:45:53 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,832 Last Post: 3/8/2010 Member Since: 8/16/2000	just ask the setter to place it under a prong. It is usually the sign of a skillde cutter who leaves a tiny bit of the original rough on 1 place under the girdle. They are not a problem if it is small and they are seldom ever visible from above. Should not effect clarity and its scale will be marked on the cert plot in green. Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 9/26/2003 9:45:53 PM

P: 9/27/2003 12:28:21 PM
DiamondExpert Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,244 Last Post: 1/31/2010 Member Since: 1/16/2003	Can't agree with either of you...Garry, I think you are describing a "natural". An extra facet is one which is added, without regard to the cutting pattern, for a variety of reasons, is usually small, and if under the girdle and/or not visible face up at 10x is not considered a blemish. It does not affect clarity. It is indicated on the plot in black. An extra facet should not be confused with an "added facet", which is added into the existing cutting pattern in a symmetrical fashion, and is never considered a blemish. Gary www.diamondexpert.com
Posted: 9/27/2003 12:28:21 PM

P: 9/27/2003 5:14:26 PM
Garry H (Cut Nut) Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,832 Last Post: 3/8/2010 Member Since: 8/16/2000	I stand corrected Gary Of course you are right - I am describoing a "natural" that is often taken for an extra facet and is described in green. Usually they are left when they are relatively smooth. If frosted a cutter might polish them = facet not natural and as you say - marked as black But they are very hard to polish (octahedral plane). Extra facets are more likely added to remove a small inclusion. Garry Holloway FGAA DipDT HCA and Ideal-scope developer http://www.ideal-scope.com and http://www.HollowayDiamonds.com.au
Posted: 9/27/2003 5:14:26 PM

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