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| tiny opening or hole accompanied by tiny, root-like feathers |
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| an opening or hole created when a crystal is pulled out, or when a feather breaks away |
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| A rounded, shallow opening on a facet junction, usually on the girdle edge or culet |
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| a hazy or milky area made up of a number of very small inclusions grouped together |
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| a separation or break that reaches the surface, and is often white and feathery or shiny in apperance |
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| a small area of concentrated crystal structure distortion, usually with a pin-point ir thread-like appearance |
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| a mineral crystal inclosed within a diamond |
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| a natural that dips below the finished diamond |
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| internal indications of irregular crystal growth; may appear like faint lines or streaks against transparent background, or may appear milky, colored, or reflective |
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| laser drilling within a diamond that doesnt reach the surface of a fashioned stone |
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| a tiny tube made by a laser; the surface opening might resemble a pit, while the tube might resemble a needle |
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| a long, thin included crystal that looks like a tiny rod |
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| a very small included crystal, normally seen under 10x as a tiny dot, either singly or in groups or strings |
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| flat or ribbon-like cloudy area produced by crystal structure distortion |
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| A series of tiny nicks along the facets juntions. producing white fuzzy lines instead of sharp facet edges |
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| a facet placed without regard for symmetry and not required byt he cutting style |
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| Wavy or bumpy area on the surface of a polished diamond |
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| part of the original rough diamonds surface that remains on the polished stone |
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| a small notch in the girdle or a facet edge that, at 10x looks like a white dot with no apparent depth |
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| a tiny opening that resembles a white dot with no apparent depth |
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| fine parallel grooves and ridges left on a gems facet as a result of the polishing process |
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| whitish film on the surface of a facet caused by excessive heat during polishing (also called burn mark or burn facet) |
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| a grainy or pitted girdle surface, often with nicks |
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