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What are twinning wisps?

What is a Twinning Wisp? Twinning wisps are made up of a series of inclusions; usually these include clouds, crystals and feather inclusions. Twinning wisps can have a variety of appearances depending on their make-up. They may take the form of wispy streaks running through the diamond or even black and white stripes.

What is clarity characteristic?

Clarity means the flaws of the diamonds that occur naturally, there are external flaws (blemishes) and internal flaws (inclusions). These flaws are called “Clarity Characteristics” in the GIA Diamond Report. In simpler terms, they are the type of flaws a diamond has.

What does eye clarity mean?

When it comes to diamond clarity, the main goal is to find an eye-clean diamond. This means that no blemishes or inclusions are visible when you look at the diamond yourself. With eye-clean diamonds, it doesn’t matter what imperfections you can see under magnification.

How bad are twinning wisps?

Twinning wisps might also look like streaks of cotton candy running throughout the diamond. This type of inclusion is not necessarily good or bad. However, twinning wisps can make a diamond look cloudy if the concentration of the inclusions is dense.

Should I buy a diamond with inclusions?

Most people think that the diamond characteristics or imperfections known as inclusions should be avoided, but unless the person buying your ring is a big spender who can afford a flawless diamond, they’re a fact of life. For example, a diamond’s unique imperfections can be a great identifier.

Can you see flaws in a diamond?

Almost all diamonds have inclusions; in fact, perfectly flawless diamonds are so rare that most jewelers will never see one. Fortunately, most inclusions can only be seen under 10x magnification, so they are unnoticeable to the naked, untrained eye.

Can an inclusion in a diamond get worse?

Diamond inclusions are internal flaws that developed within a diamond at the time of its crystallization, millions of years ago. The safest diamond clarity grades are in the SI range and higher. Once formed, inclusions don’t grow or change; they can sometimes be removed through clarity enhancement techniques.

How do you read GIA clarity characteristics?

GIA diamond clarity characteristics are graded by the following:

  1. Flawless (FL): No visible inclusions or blemishes.
  2. Internally Flawless (IF): No inclusions are visible, but blemishes can be seen under 10x magnification.
  3. Very, Very Slightly Included (VVS1 and VVS2): Inclusions are very difficult to see.

What does a diamond clarity of 12 mean?

What’s the meaning of diamond clarity I2? I2 diamonds are included diamonds to the 2nd degree and have visible imperfections under magnification and to the naked eye. Inclusions and blemishes at this level impact transparency, beauty, and brilliance.

Which clarity is eye clean?

According to GIA and AGS, diamonds that are considered Flawless (FL), Internally Flawless (IF), Very, Very Slightly Included (VVS1 and VVS2) and Very Slightly Included (VS1 and VS2) are considered eye clean. On the other hand, Slightly Included (SI1 and SI2) diamonds may or may not be eye clean.

What is a VVS gem?

VVS: very, very small inclusions. VS: very small inclusions.