Questionnaire 9

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The devices that grip and hold a diamond for polishing are known as the

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dop and tang.

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An early brilliant that has a circular girdle outline is called

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an old European cut.

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The cast-iron disc on which a diamond is polished is called a

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scaife

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A notch scratched into diamond rough to prepare it for cleaving is called a

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kerf

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The rotary saw contributed to the diamond cutting industry by

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allowing for greater weight retention from rough.

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The cutting style with a flat bottom and a variable number of facets that come to a peak at the top is the

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rose cut.

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In the cutting sequence, the crown and pavilion mains are polished by the

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blocker

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The size of a finished gem depends greatly upon the rough diamond’s

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shape

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The directional properties and structural features of a diamond crystal do not really matter in

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laser sawing.

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The process of polishing the star and upper and lower girdle facets is called

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brillianteering

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The person who decides where to mark diamond rough for fashioning is called the

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planner

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To help determine crystal directions, diamond cutters look for

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growth marks.

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When the rough has a frosty or non-transparent surface, the cutter can look for inclusions by

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polishing a window to view the interior.

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The number of facets on a single-cut diamond is

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17 or 18.

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A diamond cutter’s main objectives are to produce an attractive finished diamond and

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maximize profits.