Carbon Spots: An inaccurate term used by some people in the jewelry industry to describe the appearance of certain inclusions in a diamond.
CARBON SPOTS - Any black-appearing inclusions in a diamond caused by the addition of the minerals graphite or hornblende.
Carbon Spots: Diamonds are carbon that has been compressed over time. Carbon spots are a kind of flaw, or "inclusion", found in diamonds showing as black spots inside the clear diamond.
Carbon Spots - Any black-appearing inclusion or imperfection in a diamond. Actually, black inclusions are rare, although some may occasionally be graphite or small particles of another mineral.
carbon spots They do rarely occur in diamond and are usually mistaken for dark included crystals.
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Carbon Spots: This term refers to imperfections called included crystals that have a dark appearance, rather than a white or transparent appearance, when viewed under a microscope.
Carbon Spots
Black appearing spots in diamonds when seen at certain angles. Wrong term for dark inclusions.
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CARBON SPOTS
Since diamonds are made up of highly compressed carbon, black carbon clusters can often be found. These spots are also called inclusions.
Carbon Spots: A diamond is carbon that has been compressed. Carbon spots are black deposits or inclusions that can be seen inside the stone.
Black Carbon Spots are the most commonly seen Imperfection because of the contrast with the Diamond. But Flaws like Cracks, Fractures and Chips are just as easy to spot.
The Cleaner the stone, the better the Clarity!
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What Are Carbon Spots?
A common belief, shared by some jewellery shop staff, is that any black marks visible in diamonds are composed of carbon. Diamonds are composed purely of carbon.
Dealers drill holes to burn out black carbon spots
About 1 in 3 diamonds in this country is laser drilled, according to Fred Cuellar, a leading diamond expert.
Perfect - The Federal Trade Commission considers it an unfair trade practice to use the word "perfect" or any other word, expression or representation of similar import, as descriptive of any diamond that discloses flaws, cracks, carbon spots, ...
(a) It is unfair or deceptive to use the word "flawless" to describe any diamond that discloses flaws, cracks, inclusions, carbon spots, clouds, internal lasering, ...
Inclusion can be bubbles, crystals, carbon spots, feathers, clouds, pinpoints, or other impurities, or even cracks and abrasions. They are what make a diamond so unique, as a fingerprint does for a person.
Rhodolite Garnets are pretty universal, and probably one of the most well know Garnets.This material typically has carbon spots, bubbles and a little silk.
to gemstones, flaw is a general catch all term used to describe any number of optical or physical properties; these are determined to be negative in nature when viewing the gem. They could include but not limited to the following: carbon spots, ...
 See also: Clarity, Carbon, Carat, Diamond, Brilliant
  
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