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Blanka Diamonds, diamond glossary.
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| Term |
Diamond Glossary by rab for Paul Van den Eynde |
| Melee |
Small Diamonds under .20 carat, usually .10ct. Blanka Diamonds specialization: brilliants from 200/ct to 5/ct. |
| Mohs scale |
The ten point scale of mineral hardness, keyed arbitrarily to the minerals: talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, orthoclase,
quartz, topaz, corundum, and diamond. |
| Moisannite |
A
rare crystal in nature. As a diamond simulant, synthetically created moissanite produced by Charles
& Colvard is ranking a high 9.25 on the Mohs hardness scale
(Diamond = 10). Its double refraction is one of the few differences with
a Diamond, thermal conductivity is almost equal. |
Antwerp Blanka Diamonds
[ a division of Fr. Van den Eynde & Zn BVBA ]
Schupstraat 20 2018 Antwerp Belgium
Tel. +32 3 225 28 79 Fax. +32 3 232 36 06
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