Glossary

AGS
AGSL
AGTA
Akoya pearls
Alloy
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Arm ring
Average cut
Bad cut
Baguette
Baguette cut
Band, setting
Bank transfer
Bar setting
Baroque pearl
Basket setting
Beauty mark
Bezel setting
Birthstone
Brilliance
Brilliant cut
Bruise
Bulge
Bullion
Byzantine chain
Cable chain
Cabochon
Calcium carbonate
Carat (CT.)
Carat (CT.TV.)
Cavity
Central stone
Certificate
Chain
Channel setting
Choker
CIBJO
Citrine
Clarity
Clarity, gemstone
Claw setting
Click lock
Clip hook
Cloud, inclusion
Coin pearl
Color
Color, gemstone
Comfort fit
Complexion
Concealed safety lock
Contrast
Corundum
Crack, inclusion
Crack, inclusion
Creoles
Crown
Crown angle
Crystal, inclusion
Culet
Cultured pearl
Cushion cut
Cut
Depth
Depth ratio
Design
Diamond
Diamond certificate
Diamond Dossier®
Differences between engagement and wedding rings
Dimension
Dispersion
Drilled hole
Emerald
Engraving
Evaluation certificate
Extra facet
Facet
Fancy colored diamond
Fastener
Feather, inclusion
Filigree
Final cut
Final polishing
Fire
Flanders cut
Fluorescence
Four C's
Freshwater pearls
Garnet
GCAL
Gemologist
Gemscope™
Gemstones
GIA
Girdle
Glass clear
Gold
Good cut
Grain
Hardening
Head
Heart cut
Height
Ideal cut
IGI
Inclusion
Iridium
Jade
Karat
Knot, inclusion
Laser inscription
Latch, earring
Leak
Length
Length-to-width ratio
Luminous intensity
Luster
Mabe pearl
Magnifying glass
Mantle
Matinee length
Metal
Metal analysis
Mohs scale of hardness
Moonstone
Nacre
Natural convexity, inclusion
Navette cut
Needle, inclusion
Nickel
Onyx
Opal
Opaque
Opera length
Orient
Oval cut
Oval pearl
Overtone
Palladium
Patina
Pave setting
Pavilion
Pearl color
Pearl knot
Pearl, not round
Pearl, round
Pearls
Pendant
Pendant holder
Pendant measures
Peridot
Pin setting
Pinpoint, inclusion
Platinum
Point
Polishing
Precious metals
Princess cut
Princess length
Processing
Prong setting
Proportion
Quartz
Radiant cut
Ratio
Real pearls
Rhodium
Rice pearls
Ring lock
Ring measures
Ring size
Rolo chain
Rose gold
Round diamond
Ruby
Ruthenium
Safety lock
Sapphire
Saturation
Screw lock
Semi setting
Setting
Shape
Shape of a pearl
Side stone
Silver, Sterling
Singapore chain
Size of a pearl
Size, gemstone
Snake chain
Solitaire earring
Solitaire ring
South seas pearls
Spread
Stain, pearl
Star facet
Step cut
Sterling silver
Strap chain
Strength
Surface stain
Swarovski crystal
Symmetry
Table
Table ratio
Tahitian pearls
Tear cut
Teardrop earring
Tilt
Tone
Topaz
Tourmaline
Trillion
Troy ounce
Turquoise
Twisted chain
Ultrasonic cleaning
Uniformity
Value Added Tax
Venetian chain
Very good cut
Wedding ring
Weight ratio
White gold
Width
Yellow gold
Zirconium, cubic