Are these crystals or clouds?

[angeline]

Can anyone tell if these largish inclusions are crystals or clouds from the cert?

Thanks for your help... I know I''ve got a lot of questions lately... huntin'' for that elusive upgrade again...

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[neatfreak]

I believe the circles imply crystals. But I''m not sure.

 

[angeline]

Dang. Them''s pretty big crystals then...

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 6/9/2007 7:03:21 PM
Author: angeline
Dang. Them''s pretty big crystals then...

I very well could be wrong...

 

[Finding_Neverland]

I think those are crystals too, Neat.

Keep in mind, Angeline, that plotting is approximate and may not be truly representative of scale.

 

[nala2000]

Hello...I just got my GIA certification and the plotting had the circles. After comparing the plot to the actual ring I saw that the circles were crystals. Hope this helps...

 

[RockDoc]

I think the large circular graphics are clouds. Diamond crystals within a stone are generally smaller.

If you look with a magifying glass at the grading report, you might notice that the cloud graphics, are actually dots to form what is a cloud, and a solid line circle would denote a crystal.

Rockdoc

 

[DiamondExpert]

The large circles circumscribe the areas of the cloudy areas, but if you look at them at very hi mag, sometimes you can see that the cloud is composed of minute crystals...kind of like looking at astronomical photos of distant galaxies.

Many folks get spooked by these large circles, but the "bark" is usually worse than the "bite."...it always helps to see it in person.

 

[angeline]

Thanks everyone, I guess the answer is that I have to ''see'' the stone. It''s a virtual so I''m trying to eliminate the dogs first.

ta muchly,

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[MWG]

The thing that fools me about pictures ONLINE, is that everything is so BIG!!!!! And when I go to see it in person, I go, "Okay, where is the rest of it!!!"

But, dont get me wrong, you have to MAGNIFY the stones to actually see the imperfections and the cut of the diamond.

MWG

 

[Lorelei]

What is the clarity grade of this diamond?

 

[angeline]

Oops sorry didn''t know there were new posts, my puter is playing up. It''s an SI2, I should have said that right up.

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[Lorelei]

As it is an SI2 I would check with the vendor carefully that they are not visible, see this thread.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/clarity-eye-clean-definition-interpretation-and-taste.30483/