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# As mounting permits

Also called mounted grading, graded in setting

"As mounting permits" means that a lab graded a stone in its setting. The grader could judge it only as far as the setting allowed.

## In more detail

IGI grades mounted stones this way. Color and clarity then become a range, such as D–E, with an estimated cut grade. GIA's diamond grading reports are for loose stones only.

## On a grading report

On IGI reports for set stones.

## Related terms

- [Diamond grading report](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/diamond-grading-report): A diamond grading report is an independent lab's record of what a stone is and how it grades. It is true for the day the lab examined the stone.
- [Color grade](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/color-grade): The color grade is a letter from D to Z for the yellow or brown tint of a near-colorless diamond. D is colorless and Z is light yellow or brown.
- [Clarity grade](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/clarity-grade): The clarity grade says how free a diamond is of inclusions (inside) and blemishes (on the surface) at 10x magnification. GIA's scale has 11 grades in six categories, from Flawless (FL) to Included (I3).

## Learn more

- [What a diamond grading report is, and what it isn't](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/grading-reports/what-is-a-diamond-grading-report)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)