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| a gemstone's basic color, determined by its selective absorption of light |
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| the selection of colors in which a gemstone occurs |
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| areas of different color in a gem, caused by variations in growth conditions |
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| dark areas in a faceted transparent colored stone |
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| the color or colors in a gemstone's color range considered by the trade to be the most desirable |
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| the first impression of an object's basic color |
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| visible face-up color zoning that was planned during the cutting process |
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| light that exits through a gem's crown in a controlled way due to the correct proportions of its cut |
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| a color's strength or intensity |
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| degree of darkness or lightness of a color |
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| terms often used in the jewelry industry to describe particular gemstone colors or link gems with specific geographic locations |
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| visible face-up color zoning that the cutter was unable to conceal |
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| light that exits through the pavilion in an uncontrolled way due to compromises in a gem's proportions |
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| an area of weak saturation in a transparent gemstone's bodycolor that usually results from the way the gem was cut |
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