Solutions 2025
Any clarity characteristic enclosed within a gemstone, or reaching its surface from the interior, is
classified as a(n) - ✔✔Inclusion
Free-form cuts featuring alternating curved and flat surfaces are - ✔✔Fantasy cut
Clarity is a gemstone's relative freedom from blemishes or - ✔✔Inclusions
Colored stones that tend to cleave include tanzanite, kunzite, moonstone, and - ✔✔Topaz
Most dealers and retailers weigh gems to - ✔✔one one-thousandth of a carat
The cushion, oval, and marquise are examples of - ✔✔Fancy SHapes
Gemstones cut to strict measurements and proportions are called - ✔✔calibrated sizes
A metric carat equals - ✔✔0.200 Gram
The group of needle-like inclusions that can create phenomena such as cat's-eyes and stars are
sometimes called - ✔✔Silk
Any type of break other than cleavage or parting is called - ✔✔A fracture
You must always advise customers about inclusions that - ✔✔Might affect durability
Because of the way gem crystals form, most colored stones - ✔✔contain some inclusions