I found a VS2, G, Excellent Cut, 1.85 carat diamond, but the only concern I have is the feather located in the crown and it is a little bit extended to the table area, as shown in the GIA mapping. The line of the feather is quite large.
After reading a different post on this forum, I am a little confused about feathers now because through my research online, I concluded that feathers are only internal inclusions, and if a feather reaches the surface then GIA would grade it as a cavity.
However, I read on this forum that experts from GIA said that a feather always touches the surface, and all feathers break the surface. And GIA says that a feather must reach the surface. Feathers can be plotted red (an internal inclusion) even if they actually break the surface. And feathers can be plotted green (an external blemish) even though they are an internal inclusion.
So basically all feathers break the surface according to the GIA experts.
So now my questions are:
1) Should I be worried about durability if a VS2 diamond has a feather in the table and crown?
2) Can a feather in a VS2 diamond potentially grow over time and get worse?
3) Do feathers always reach the surface? Or is a feather just a short distance away from the surface but not actually touch the surface?
4) If a feather by definition always breaks the surface, then does that mean all feathers have tiny microscopic lines that connect and then break the surface?
Thanks for all of your help.
After reading a different post on this forum, I am a little confused about feathers now because through my research online, I concluded that feathers are only internal inclusions, and if a feather reaches the surface then GIA would grade it as a cavity.
However, I read on this forum that experts from GIA said that a feather always touches the surface, and all feathers break the surface. And GIA says that a feather must reach the surface. Feathers can be plotted red (an internal inclusion) even if they actually break the surface. And feathers can be plotted green (an external blemish) even though they are an internal inclusion.
So basically all feathers break the surface according to the GIA experts.
So now my questions are:
1) Should I be worried about durability if a VS2 diamond has a feather in the table and crown?
2) Can a feather in a VS2 diamond potentially grow over time and get worse?
3) Do feathers always reach the surface? Or is a feather just a short distance away from the surface but not actually touch the surface?
4) If a feather by definition always breaks the surface, then does that mean all feathers have tiny microscopic lines that connect and then break the surface?
Thanks for all of your help.