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 Diamond Specifications

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Rapaport Diamond Specifications - General
Rapaport RapSpec-1 RapSpec-2 RapSpec-3
Shape Round Brilliant Round Brilliant Round Brilliant
Cut Grade Excellent Excellent or Very Good Excellent or Very Good
Polish / Symmetry Excellent or Very Good Excellent or Very Good Excellent or Very Good
Total Depth % 58.6% - 62.9% 58.0% - 63.5% 58.0% - 63.5%
Table % 54% - 63% 52% - 65% 52% - 65%
Girdle Thickness Very Thin/Thin-Medium or Medium-Thick Very Thin-Thick Very Thin-Thick
Culet Size No large, medium, chip or abraded No large, medium, chip or abraded No large, medium, chip or abraded
Fluorescence None or Faint Blue None or Faint Blue Medium Blue OK
Comments No treatments No treatments No treatments
  No crown angle comment No crown angle comment No crown angle comment
 
Additional criteria for 1.00 - 1.50ct
Size in Carats Minimum Diameter (mm) Minimum Diameter (mm) Minimum Diameter (mm)
1.00 - 1.09 6.40 6.40 6.40
1.10 - 1.19 6.60 6.55 6.55
1.20 - 1.29 6.80 6.75 6.75
1.30 - 1.39 7.00 6.90 6.90
1.40 - 1.49 7.20 7.10 7.10
       
Notes RapSpec-1 girdle should not be Very Thin to Thick as this may indicate wavy girdle
RapSpec-1 standards for center or black inclusions, graining and large naturals will be stricter than RapSpec 2 and 3
RapSpec-3 is identical to RapSpec-2 except that medium blue fluorescence is acceptable
       
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