Did the twinning wisp expand?! Did my diamond crack?

[diamondbeez]

Hi everyone!
I’m freaking out a little bit because I dropped my ring recently while cleaning it and I obviously looked at it with a loupe to see if any damage was done to the diamond. When I looked with the loupe, I saw a “new” twinning wisp extending from an already existing one. Is it possible for twinning wisps to expand in size from impact? It wasn’t a big drop at all, I just dropped it to the table instead of the floor. The drop was probably less than 6 inches high. I don’t know which part hits the table (I have a pear diamond) but it was on the tip (not the rounded end) when I picked it up. The tip doesn’t seem to be chipped (there’s a v prong protecting it). Anyway, I’m pretty sure this hairline wasn’t there before, and now if the light hits the facet just right I can see the very thin line. It’s also not on the inclusion plot while the already existing one it “extended” from is there (and i know about all the other twinning wisps and feathers etc at the time of purchase). Hence, I was wondering if this wisp could be one of the wisps that’s mentioned in the additional comments section- “additional twinning wisps, clouds, pinpoints and surface graining are not shown”, or it actually extended from the already existing one. This is an SI 1 stone if that helps.

I’ve included a picture of the original inclusion plot and the same plot with a new line I drew (in green) to indicate where this “new” wisp is.
The new line is super fine and like I said, is not visible unless the light hits it at a very specific angle on the facet. The reason why I believed it wasn’t there before is because when the light hits it the same way before, this line wasn’t visible. Now, it touches the side of the feather and extends to the girdle (like the feather). Also, when I louped it before, it wasn’t there too. Please help and tell me if it is a cause for concern! Thanks!!
Original:

With “new” wisp drawn in green

 

[Sunstorm]

The only was to really know is bring it in and have it examined by a reputable appraiser/gemologist, perhaps someone recommended here.

Are you sure it was not there before? Inclusions do not show all clarity characteristics especially in lower clarity grades. It is possible that you missed it before because you did not view it from the same angle, same lighting conditions. It may also just be a polish mark.

I think that dropping it on a wooden table on the tip would make the chances of damaging it very slight, if anything the tip would be more likely to chip off but not on a wooden table from 6 inches high. I have dropped lower clarity grades on stone floors before, not often, nothing happened.

There is a very very minute chance that it is not the twinning wisp but the feather extending to the girdle that extended because that is the most likely scenario in such cases but again not too likely and not likely to cause a problem and best to have it examined.

 

[diamondbeez]

The only was to really know is bring it in and have it examined by a reputable appraiser/gemologist, perhaps someone recommended here.

Are you sure it was not there before? Inclusions do not show all clarity characteristics especially in lower clarity grades. It is possible that you missed it before because you did not view it from the same angle, same lighting conditions. It may also just be a polish mark.

I think that dropping it on a wooden table on the tip would make the chances of damaging it very slight, if anything the tip would be more likely to chip off but not on a wooden table from 6 inches high. I have dropped lower clarity grades on stone floors before, not often, nothing happened.

There is a very very minute chance that it is not the twinning wisp but the feather extending to the girdle that extended because that is the most likely scenario in such cases but again not too likely and not likely to cause a problem and best to have it examined.

Hi and thanks for replying! It’s actually a glass table.. not a wooden table. Well glass over wooden table lol. The feather is already on the girdle though so I don’t know which feather you’re talking about?

 

[tkyasx78]

While diamonds can break if hit at the right angle , you probably did not crack it with a 6 inch drop .

Do you have a picture?

 

[diamondbeez]

While diamonds can break if hit at the right angle , you probably did not crack it with a 6 inch drop .

Do you have a picture?

Hi! I don’t have a picture because you can’t really see it. Like I said it’s something you can kind of see only when the light hits the facet just right and you really do have to scrutinize just to see it. So I know it is an inclusion. But I’m worried this means one of my inclusions expanded

 

[LuvTheGlitter]

Okay dumb question, but have you given it a good cleaning since you’ve discovered the “thing”? Scrub it with dish soap and a toothbrush and see if you can still see it.

 

[diamondbeez]

Okay dumb question, but have you given it a good cleaning since you’ve discovered the “thing”? Scrub it with dish soap and a toothbrush and see if you can still see it.

It is clean because I dropped it right after I cleaned it. So it’s super clean and I can see it

 

[Sunstorm]

I meant that the feather on the girdle could have expanded inwards based on your drawing. Hard to know without seeing it in person. Yes, likelihood is slim but not nil. Worth checking it out although there is not a whole lot you can do if it did, just enjoy your stone.

 

[diamondbeez]

I meant that the feather on the girdle could have expanded inwards based on your drawing. Hard to know without seeing it in person. Yes, likelihood is slim but not nil. Worth checking it out although there is not a whole lot you can do if it did, just enjoy your stone.

Will that cause future problems if the feather did expand inwards? I’m scared of durability issues and I don’t want to damage it further

 

[Karl_K]

My guess is your seeing a reflection of the feather that has always been there but once you have seen it you can't unsee it.
It is in the right place and that its curved leads me to that conclusion.
Going to a jewelry store and asking them to check it and let you view it under a microscope would settle the question.
Most would be perfectly willing to do that for free for you.

 

[diamondbeez]

My guess is your seeing a reflection of the feather that has always been there but once you have seen it you can't unsee it.
It is in the right place and that its curved leads me to that conclusion.
Going to a jewelry store and asking them to check it and let you view it under a microscope would settle the question.
Most would be perfectly willing to do that for free for you.

It’s not a curved line, I just drew the line poorly lol. It’s actually a straight line. Ugh this thing is making me so stressed out.. I can’t get my mind off of it

 

[EvaEvans]

My guess is your seeing a reflection of the feather that has always been there

I agree with Karl, that this inclusion was there before, but that's not feather, rather needle.
The straight lines on the plot are needles, not feathers. If you see a hair line under your loupe there, it's the needle.
Your plot shows that you have 2 needles very close to each other. One is on the crown area, hitting the girdle, the other one is on the pavilion area, also hitting the girdle.
I don't think that you damaged your diamond.
What you see is just a reflection of previous existing inclusion. Once you saw it, now you always see it. Most probably what you see and draw is the needle from the pavilion, because it has the same angle that you drew.

 

[Karl_K]

It’s not a curved line, I just drew the line poorly lol. It’s actually a straight line. Ugh this thing is making me so stressed out.. I can’t get my mind off of it

I am 99% certain it is most likely something that has always been there.
It is easy enough to get checked out to know for sure and relieve the stress totally but honestly it is most likely nothing to stress out about.

 

[Karl_K]

I agree with Karl, that this inclusion was there before, but that's not feather, rather needle.
The straight lines on the plot are needles, not feathers. If you see a hair line under your loupe there, it's the needle.

I an ideal world you can say for sure its a needle or a feather but unless feathers are not mentioned on the report it is most likely a feather given its location.
The plots are done very fast and are designed to give a general idea not an exact reproduction.
The more the stone has going on, like this one, the less accurate the plot.

We called one in the other day that the inclusion was over 2mm from where it was plotted making a potentially eyeclean stone based on the plot having a very visible inclusion.

 

[Sunstorm]

I 100% agree with everything Karl has said.

Just to give you peace of mind take it in to have it looked at. It is very common that you miss an inclusion and once you notice it you will see it.

Because you dropped it now you think that caused it but in reality like I said before chances are extremely low. You also like I said above dropped it on its tip, it did not get a blow on this part of the stone.

I also think it is probably a feather and plots do not contain all inclusions especially in lower clarity grades. Either way I think you are fine but someone should see it in person to make sure if you have any doubt. Let us know what they say.

Good luck!

 

[doberman]

It seems highly unlikely that a 6 inch drop would cause an inclusion to grow larger. Since it's really bothering you, take it to the appraiser and get it looked at.

I've dropped my pear ring many times over the years and have had it appraised recently with no change to the inclusions within. Your stone seems to have a decent amount of inclusions, so it's more likely that it was there but not diagrammed exactly. The inclusion plot is more of a representative guide than an exact replication.