body color The color of light transmitted through a gem, as distinguished from key color, the color of refracted light.
brilliance The total quantity of light refracted and reflected (from a gemstone) back to the eye of the viewer.
Body Color - The examination of a diamond by an experienced eye, under consistent lighting, against a white background and checked against "master" diamonds.
Body Color - The color of a diamond as observed when examined under a diffused light against a hueless background free from surrounding reflections.
Body Color
The dominant hue within a gemstone.
Box Setting
A method of stone setting in which the gem is enclosed in a box and the edges of the metal are pressed down to secure the stone.
Body color: The color of a diamond when examined under a diffused light against a hueless background free from surrounding reflections.
Body Color
A diamond's actual color which can be observed when examined under a diffused light against a hue less background. The diffused light eliminates glaring reflections and dispersion, which would otherwise confuse the color determination.
Body color: The basic color of a pearl: white, cream, yellow, pink, silver or black. A pearl can also have a hint of secondary color (see overtone).
Body Color
The color of a diamond as seen in diffused light against a neutral background, free from surrounding reflections.
Brilliance ...
Body color - The basic color of a pearl. White, cream, black, etc.. Always consider the overtones, orient and luster when evaluating a pearls color.
The body colors themselves can be white, cream, pink, rose, golden, silver, grey and black. As color preference is subjective, there is no such thing as a bad body color—it is purely a matter of choice.
The body color observed in normal light determines the color-grade of fluorescent diamonds.
Often, body color is easier to see in an emerald cut diamond (especially over 1.50 carats) because of the large, open facets. The color chart below provides a general guide for evaluating color in emerald cut diamonds.
Combining body color and play of color we are faced with infinite possibilities. Pricing will be complex! Size of the opal will also be a factor for valuing; larger stones are rare so price per carat will accelerate accordingly.
Diamond Body Color
It is interesting to note that diamonds actually come in the widest variety of colors of any gem material. Most gem quality diamonds however are desired for their lack of color.
Opal with a body color of any light color as distinguished from a black opal
Yellow gold
Karat gold alloyed with copper and silver in approximately equal qualities ...
Any diamond with a body color strong enough to be attractive.
feather
A trade term referring to any inclusion within a gem, usually a jagged, irregular fracture that appears white.
Although most diamonds appear colorless to the unaided eye in a face-up position, the majority has a body color that can be seen by an experienced grader in the proper environment. By far, the most common body color of a diamond is yellow.
Color grading relates to the inherent body color which a diamond possesses.
This yellow coloration superimposed on a gem with a pink body color appears as orange. In colorless stones it appears yellow but a very different color of yellow than is created by iron impurities.
Black Opal- black, dark green, dark brown or other dark body color with vivid play-of-color. Most valuable. Often synonymous with " Australian Opal" or "Coal Black".
Crystal Black Opal - Black opal that is transparent to translucent.
COLOR: The color of a Diamond is actually the body color and not the colors you see coming out of a Diamond.
Mexican opal has a generally orange body color. Fire opal is transparent opal ranging in color from colorless to yellow, orange, and red. Sometimes the Mexican opal also shows play of color in addition to its bright orange body color.
The general color of a pearl is called the body color. White, cream, yellow, pink, silver, gold or black are typical. Whatever color you choose, look for pearls with a deep, rich hue that seems to come from within the gem.
Foremost among these is body color. For example, two species with high values for dispersion: demantoid garnet and Benitoite tend to have fairly dark body color which usually masks the effect to a great degree.
When choosing pearls note there body color and overtones. The most desirable and more rare white pearls have "rose" colored overtones. Cream colored pearls are more affordable because they are less rare.
The body color can range from colorless to gray, brown, yellow, green, or pink. The clarity ranges from transparent to translucent. The best moonstone has a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and a colorless body color.
Precious opal is divided into numerous sub-groups depending on its body color, incorporating matrix, size/shape of the areas of color.
Larger emeralds have a deeper body color, and when faceted, they come alive with a beautiful spectrum of fire. Although most emeralds are heavily included, these characteristics help customers verify the stone's authenticity.
Opal is classified in three primary types according to its body color supporting the play of colors. These types are black, white and transparent.
Transparent opal can have body colors such as colorless, yellow, brown, red or orange.
When dealing with pearl quality and value, color typically refers to the combination of two specific factors: body color and overtone. The body color of a pearl is its main, base color.
One technique is to immerse white, gray, or black opal in a sugar solution and then in strong sulfuric acid, which carbonizes with the sugar and leaves microscopic carbon specks that blacken the body color, making its flashes of color more visible.
A term that has been used for many years to refer to a diamond without body color. However, it is applied frequently, but incorrectly, to stones that have a distinct yellow tint.
The body color of the stone should resemble a pure golden honey. These stones typically come from Brazil. Most of the Sri Lankan gems tend to be greenish/yellow or greenish.
"BLUE-WHITE" - A term used for many years that refers to a diamond without a distinctive body color. It has been used inappropriately to describe yellow tinted stones. An American Gem Society ruling prohibits the use of this term by its members.
Precious opal may be subdivided further by color modifiers, white, black, pinks, and blue, which describe the body color of the opal. Australia is famous for its white and black precious opal.
Color: Grading color in the normal range involves deciding how closely a stone's body color approaches colorlessness. Most diamonds have at least a trace of yellow or brown body color.
"BLUE-WHITE" - According to the Federal Trade Commission, only diamonds with a distinct blue body color may be traded as "blue-white.
The color of a diamond refers to the relative amount of yellow, brown or gray body color that a stone possesses. The G.I.A.
It is a Diamond with intense body color which is other than transparent stone with low color grade. Colored or fancy diamonds are very rare and valuable. Fancy diamonds are available in various colors like blue, pink, purple, red etc.
Fire ...
Initially referred to diamonds without a distinctive body color. However now, as per Federal Trade Commission, refers to diamonds with distinct blue body color.
Bort
Industrial grade of diamonds ...
Colorless
A diamond with no traces of body color. Light travels through a colorless diamond better than a diamond with color, resulting in exceptional brilliance.
Conflict Diamonds
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Diamonds with a deep body color, including brown, yellow, blue, violet, orange, pink and red. Fancy color diamonds are unusual and therefore highly valued. They are rated Z+ on the color scale and have nine saturation levels from Faint to Fancy Vivid.
with light often reveals their most alluring characteristic: under direct (and sometimes subdued) lighting conditions moonstones exhibit a "billowy" light effect, or sheen, observed along the gems' surface
In moonstones with a white body color, ...
The report gives a description of any pearls contained in the article of jewelry, including a component breakdown of: identification of pearl variety, size, shape, weight, body color and overtone, luster, surface quality, nacre thickness, matching, ...
Window: an area in a transparent gemstone where the body color appears to be see-through or
watery. This occurs when the
crown or pavilion angles are cut shallowly, causing light to leak out of the pavilion.
The value of a Star Ruby influenced by the intensity and attractiveness of the body colors as well as the strength and sharpness of the star. All six legs of the star should be straight and prominent.
OCCURRENCE OF STAR RUBY ...
Champagne diamonds - Champagne diamonds have a tint of brownish body color and the term champagne is an alternative way of describing brown diamonds.
Champagne Diamonds
Clarity ...
A pearl with basically white body color. Can range in tint from white, cream, yellow, and golden to pink, green, blue, and silver.
White-lip oyster ...
The dispersion being very high, however, there is a strong tendency, in spite of the depth of the body color, for this stone to display "fire," that is, rainbow color effects. The luster, too, is diamond-like as the name "demantoid" signifies.
One common technique is to place the opal in a sugar solution and then in sulfuric acid, which blackens body color and makes the play of color more pronounced.
Black Onyx is an opaque black stone in the Quartz family.
It's a form of agate. True onyx is a chalcedony - agate with
a single body color. It is a very easy - to- care- for stone.
Black Onyx makes great looking beads and cabochons.
The body color of the gem is black. Opals should also be thick. You do not want a thin stone. The reason you get color flashes from an opal is exactly the same as when you get a rainbow reflection on the pavement after it rains.
The name of this gem means "diamond like", most probably due to its dispersive powers which actually outrank diamond but are usually suppressed by its body color.
Gemological information for demantoid
Color ...
Hue is one of three characteristics used to describe the appearance of color. Hue is the dominant wavelength of color attributed to a particular stone. Simply put, hue is the body color you see when you first view a stone.
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The most valuable of all Jadeite is lavender in color. True “Imperial' Jadeite, must be at least translucent, have an even body color (no mottling), no visible inclusions and green in color—like Prell' shampoo! ...
The wider and more brilliant the range of color in an opal, the more valuable it is. Opals vary widely in body color, with white being the most common. Most high-quality opals found today come from the deserts of Australia.
Color grading for colorless or white diamonds involves deciding how closely a stone's body color approaches colorlessness.
This play of color should not be confused with a diamond's natural body color (normally white, though sometimes yellow, brown, pink or blue in the case of fancy color diamonds) which is uniform throughout the entire diamond and is constant, ...
Color (overtones atop the body color add value to the pearl. The most sought-after color is peacock green and darker colors are more valuable Overtone colors include blue, pink, gold, silver, aubergine, and peacock green).
Color (overtones atop the body color add value to the pearl. The most sought-after color is peacock green and darker colors are more valuable Overtone colors include blue, pink, gold, silver, aubergine, and peacock green).
 See also: Color, Stone, Crystal, Gemstone, Jewel
  
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