what are some of the Key to Symbols on a lab report..

[Dancing Fire]

that you will not accept?

i will not accept a stone with...

Cavity
Chip
Cleavage
Extra Facet
Knot

 

[Lula]

Twinning wisps
Surface graining
Grade setting clouds

 

[yssie]

I'll accept a stone with anything, as long as the experts deem it neither safety hazard nor detrimental to performance, and it's not anything more than minutely visible to the naked eye.

 

[Firestone]

Date: 3/19/2010 9:33:35 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
that you will not accept?


i will not accept a stone with...


Cavity

Chip

Cleavage

Extra Facet

Knot

In addition to what you listed, feathers, naturals and indented naturals, internal and surface graining, twinning wisps, black (carbon) pinpoints and some clouds and some crystals.

 

[Lula]

Date: 3/19/2010 10:29:51 PM
Author: yssie
I''ll accept a stone with anything, as long as the experts deem it neither safety hazard nor detrimental to performance, and it''s not anything more than minutely visible to the naked eye.

Well said, yssie.

Some inclusions, even if not durability issues and/or performance issues, just give me the creeps. It''s not based on anything rational, though!

 

[Lorelei]

Mainly grade making clouds unless I absolutely trusted the vendor.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 3/19/2010 10:52:02 PM
Author: Firestone

Date: 3/19/2010 9:33:35 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
that you will not accept?


i will not accept a stone with...


Cavity

Chip

Cleavage

Extra Facet

Knot

In addition to what you listed, feathers, naturals and indented naturals, internal and surface graining, twinning wisps, black (carbon) pinpoints and some clouds and some crystals.

in other words....at least a VVS2 stone?

 

[CharmyPoo]

Date: 3/20/2010 6:46:25 AM
Author: Lorelei
Mainly grade making clouds unless I absolutely trusted the vendor.

Out of curiousity, do you mean grade making clours in SI and below or even in VS? I have a VS1 stone with a cloud as the only inclusion but in honesty .. I still can''t see the cloud under the loupe as hard as I try.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 3/21/2010 3:16:53 AM
Author: CharmyPoo

Date: 3/20/2010 6:46:25 AM
Author: Lorelei
Mainly grade making clouds unless I absolutely trusted the vendor.

Out of curiousity, do you mean grade making clours in SI and below or even in VS? I have a VS1 stone with a cloud as the only inclusion but in honesty .. I still can''t see the cloud under the loupe as hard as I try.

Yes I do Charmy, sorry I didn''t make that clear and thanks for pointing it out!

Yes, for me grade making clouds in SI clarities unless I absolutely trusted the vendor.