{"id":7041,"date":"2019-02-02T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2023-07-01T13:19:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:19:06","slug":"how-do-you-determine-good-gemstone-clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/how-do-you-determine-good-gemstone-clarity\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW DO YOU DETERMINE GOOD GEMSTONE CLARITY?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A lot of people understand the basics of diamond grading and the 4C’s<\/a>. But what about gemstones? Where do they fit in?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIs there a similar grading system that helps customers understand clarity in gemstones?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Is there a 4C’s for gems?<\/h2>\n

\nThe answer: NO!<\/strong> (And that’s a big fat NO!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

\nHard to believe but it’s true.<\/strong> So how is one supposed to judge the quality and clarity of a gem?<\/p>\n

\nWell…<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s not as easy as you’d think.<\/h2>\n

\nGemstone clarity and gemstone color<\/strong> are all interlinked.<\/p>\n

\nYou see, gems can have just as many flaws and imperfections in them as diamonds can (in many cases more<\/strong>). They can have pits, cracks, black spots, feathers, clouds and chips. But the reason clarity gets so tough to judge is that a lot of these foreign materials found in gemstones are also the same thing that give the stone its color.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inclusions give color:<\/h2>\n

\nThe introduction of minerals, materials and elements help give gemstones their wonderful hue.<\/strong> Things like iron, nickel, chromium and aluminum. Take emerald for example, (see image above), emerald is best known for its deep, dark, rich, green hues<\/strong> (most people buy a gem based solely upon its color). But that color is actually influenced by the arrival of chrome. Without chrome, emerald would be transparent, clear and boring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMost gemstones need other minerals (which usually show up as inclusions<\/strong>) to give it color. So to view some gems without inclusions, would be viewing them with no color.<\/strong> Scary eh?<\/p>\n

LI, MI, HI clarity:<\/h2>\n

\nBut, all hope is not lost<\/strong>. There is a little grading system<\/strong> going on for gems that jewelers do use. (nothing written in stone though<\/strong>). The 3 main clarity grades used are: <\/p>\n

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