Where colored stones are concerned, categorization on the basis of clarity is a little different from diamonds. In an earlier post we discussed various clarity issues related to colored gemstones. Read the rest of this entry »

Clarity refers to the presence, or rather, the absence of internal (inclusions) or external (blemishes) flaws. Flawless colored stones are probably harder to find than flawless diamonds, but flawlessness is not fussed about as much in the case of colored stones as diamonds simply because flaws don’t show themselves as much in the former. And this is a continual attribute, meaning that the lighter the stone, the more the clarity required. Read the rest of this entry »

Intricacies of Color Examination

So you know the various parameters essential in describing a stone. Now you take a few gems and try to examine their color. But you will face problems that you won’t have even thought of. Better educate yourself on those matters. Read the rest of this entry »

When you look at a gemstone, what colors do you expect to find? First and foremost, the spectral colors (the VIBGYOR in a rainbow); then the normal white, black, gray and brown in varying quantities. Now these later ones are not in places, they are mixed with the spectral colors. Read the rest of this entry »

Now we come to the all important matter of evaluating the virtues of a colored stone. You might already have gathered an idea from What Differentiates a Gem From Any Other Stone?; nonetheless, we will discuss it in detail. Read the rest of this entry »