gem quality
Fit for setting
Gem quality describes stones suitable for use in jewelry—clear, well-colored, and free of significant flaws.
The term sets a standard above industrial or decorative grade: Only about five percent of the emeralds mined are gem quality.
Extended to other contexts, it means exceptionally fine: gem-quality acting.
- jewelry designCrafting ornamental wearables
- colorVisual hue property
- color saturationIntensity of a hue
- inclusionsThings placed within
- clarityState of being understandable
certification · engagement rings · fluorescence · carat · cut · symmetry · heirloom pieces · crystal structure · transparency · polish · brilliance · luxury goods · luster · mine · appraisal · hardness · authenticity · market value
- Diamondsdiamonds, carats, facets, polished diamonds, rough diamonds
- diamond miningmine, mines, kimberlite, open pit mine, open pit mines
- gem miningdiamond mining, rough diamond, rough stones, kimberlite, lapidary
- gem tradegemologist, rough stones, loose stones, precious stones, semi-precious
- gem appraisalcarat, color grade, carat weight, brilliance, fluorescence
- Opal Miningopal, black opal, white opal, fire opal, nobby