Diamond Glossary - Make, Marquise Cut, Mixed Cut, Mohs Scale

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	Diamond Buying Made Easier > Diamond Glossary > Diamond Glossary- M Diamond Glossary - Make, Marquise Cut, Mixed Cut, Mohs Scale This is our diamond glossary of terms used in the diamond jewelry business.... facts about diamonds- Click a letter to view terms - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Y-Z - All Diamond Glossary - M M: A grade in GIA's Color Grading System.... at the end of the "Faint Yellow" category. Main Facets: The 8 crown and the 8 pavilion facets of a Brilliant Cut diamond. These are the facets where the angles are measured in order to determine a diamonds proportions. Make: A trade term referring to the proportions, symmetry, and polish of a diamond. Commonly stated as a "good make", "well made", a "poor make", etc. Marquise Cut Diamond: A Fancy Shape diamond which is "boat shaped", elongated with points at each end. The term "Marquise" came from a story about the origins of the shape. The French "le Roi Soleil", Louis XIV wanted a diamond to be polished into the shape of the mouth of the Marquise of Pompadour. Master Stones: A set of diamonds of known color that are used to decide the body color of other diamonds that are compared to this set of master diamonds. A set of master stones must have very exacting specifications in order to be used. Melee: A French word meaning confused mass. A trade term that is used to describe small diamonds. They are usually side diamonds or accent diamonds in a piece of jewelry. Mixed Cut: This faceting style has both step-cut (crown, top) and brilliant-cut (pavilion, bottom) facets. Mohs Scale: In 1812, a scale of mineral hardness was devised by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs, who selected the ten minerals because they were common or readily available. The scale is not a linear scale, but somewhat arbitrary. The scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. The comparative scale of hardness is as follows: 1) talc 2) gypsum 3) calcite 4) fluorite 5) apatite 6) moonstone 7) quartz 8) topaz and beryl 9) corundum 10) diamond Mounting: Trade term for a piece of jewelry in which a gem or other object is set. Return to top of the diamond glossary page James Allen has a *very* interesting diamond website. They have..... one of the *largest* and *best* selections of loose diamonds around, their loose diamond prices are usually the lowest anywhere on the net, they have top notch customer service, and best of all they are the only online diamond retailer with actual pictures of the diamonds they sell. Seeing is believing! Check it out for yourself.... click here!	If you need some help with a diamond decision, all you have to do is ask! Free one on one diamond buying consultation... Get widget for your site
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