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When a diamond is formed, tiny pieces of dust and other minerals can be trapped inside. These become tiny black or white marks, known as inclusions. Clarity refers to the internal purity of a diamond, basically how clean the stone looks. These inclusions make your diamond unique as no two will ever be the same!

The fewer the inclusions, the rarer and more valuable the diamond! The clarity of the diamond is determined by the ease with which these inclusions can be seen.

CLARITY GRADING TABLE
Loupe Clean (or I.F.) - Internally flawless
No internal marks can be seen under the
10 x magnification loupe
V.V.S - Very, Very Small Inclusion
Inclusion can only be found with difficulty by an experienced grader, under 10 x magnification
V.S. - Very Small Inclusion
Inclusion can only be found by an experienced grader using a 10 x loupe
S.I. - Small Inclusion
Inclusion can be seen by anyone using a 10 x loupe
I. - Imperfect
Inclusion can be seen with the naked eye.

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