Modern Diamond Cutting and Polishing
The goal in cutting a rough diamond is to maxi-mize the market value of the faceted stone or stones produced from that piece of rough. This value is based on the well-known 4 Cs: Carat weight, Color, Clarity, and the less easily evaluated Cut. To illus-trate, figure 3 shows where diamond manufacturing takes place on what can be thought of as an ...
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