Test your Ideal-Scope cut grading skills and your general cut knowledge
(answers at the bottom of the page)

1. What colours indicate light leakage?
    a. Black and pale pink
    b. Pink and pale pink
    c. Pink and black
    d. White and pale pink

2. What indicates excellent optical symmetry?
    a. An eight pointed black star
    b. Bright pink kite facets
    c. A large table reflection
    d. An even pink coloration

3. A diamond with more brilliance has:
    a. a white centre
    b. a black star
    c. an even spread of black
    d. an even spread of red / pink

4. If a diamond with good scintillation has:
    a. lots of black
    b. black all around the edge of the stone
    c. an even balance of black and pink
    d. an even balance of pink and white

5. The ideal-scope is suitable for diamond clarity grading.
True or False?



ANSWERS 1-5 (PART A)
1. d - White and pale pink
2. a - An eight pointed black star
3. d - With an even spread of pink
4. c - With an even balance of black and pink
5. False, its magnification is not high enough

Grade these stones Excellent, Fair or Poor for Light Return and Symmetry

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