{"id":10413,"date":"2020-06-19T07:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=10413"},"modified":"2020-06-19T10:01:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:01:07","slug":"what-is-diamond-dispersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-is-diamond-dispersion\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS DIAMOND DISPERSION?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"What<\/div>\n

“Dispersion?”<\/h2>\n

\nYou often hear the word “dispersion<\/strong>” when talking with jewelers or looking at diamonds.<\/p>\n

\nWhat does dispersion mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIs dispersion good or bad?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s find out…<\/h2>\n

\nDiamond dispersion is where white light enters a diamond (or any dense<\/strong> object), separates into all the spectral colors of the rainbow<\/strong>, and bounces back to the viewer’s eyes in a wonderful display of colored light, also known as diamond fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Diamond<\/p>\n

\nFlashes of color and flashes of light are the “life<\/strong>” of any stone. It’s what makes diamonds beautiful<\/strong> and valuable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThis unique sparkle and brilliance is what separates diamonds from all the other gemstones in the world.<\/p>\n

Sparkle is good.<\/h2>\n

\nThe more sparkle, the merrier.<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

\n\"Diamonds<\/a><\/p>\n

What causes sparkle?<\/h2>\n

\nOnly one of the 4C’s<\/a> impact sparkle more than anything else…<\/p>\n

CUT<\/h2>\n

\nThe better the cut, the better the sparkle, brilliance and fire.<\/p>\n

\nHow do you know if a diamond is cut well?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIt says so right on the diamond report<\/a> (also called a certificate<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

\nGIA grades the cut of a diamond<\/strong> with 5<\/strong> different ratings:<\/p>\n