The four Cs · lesson 5

Clarity: eleven grades at 10x

Lesson quiz · five questions, in a new order every time

Five questions on lesson 5 of The four Cs. The questions and the answers to pick from come in a new order every time you start.

Pick an answer, and the question marks itself. For a question that you answer in your own words, think of your answer first. Then show our answer and say whether you had it. Nothing is saved or sent.

  1. Question 1: What's the difference between Flawless and Internally Flawless?

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    b: FL: nothing at 10x; IF: nothing inside, only surface blemishes.

  2. Question 2: How many clarity grades are there, and in how many categories?

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    a: FL, IF, VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2, SI1, SI2, I1, I2, I3.

  3. Question 3: Two diamonds each have two inclusions, but one is VVS2 and the other is VS1. What can explain that?

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    b: The grade looks at size, number, position, visibility and darkness together.

  4. Question 4: In the simulator, why does a crystal show as a dark spot, but a feather can flash bright?

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    a: In the simulator a crystal or pinpoint ends a light path, and a feather reflects part of it.

  5. Question 5: Give two reasons why a lab plots the clarity characteristics on a diagram.

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    It records the evidence for the grade, and it identifies that particular stone, like a fingerprint.

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