Lab Grown
OUR LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS ARE GRADED BY IGI – THIS ACRONYM STANDS FOR WHAT?
International Gemological Institute
WHAT ARE THE 3 DIFFERENT GRADING LABS SHANE CO. USES?
GIA, GSI and IGI
ON AVERAGE, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A NATURAL DIAMOND TO FORM?
1-3.5 Billion Years
WHAT IS THE CUT GRADE ON THE GSI CERTIFICATE FOR ALL OF OUR FANCY SHAPE SHANE CLASSIC DIAMONDS?
Ideal
ON THE MOHS HARDNESS SCALE, A DIAMOND IS WHAT GRADE?
10
WHAT ARE THE 2 UNIQUE CUTS THAT SHANE CO. CARRIES IN THEIR LAB-GROWN INVENTORY?
Stargazer and Padma
WHAT ARE THE 5 DIFFERENT FLUORESCENCE GRADES THAT MAY SHOW UP ON A GIA REPORT?
None, Faint, Medium, Strong and Very Strong
WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN LOCATIONS WHERE WE PURCHASE OUR NATURAL DIAMONDS?
Antwerp, Tel Aviv and Mumbai
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE DARK AREA THAT SHOWS UP IN ELONGATED SHAPES, AND MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN AN OVAL?
Bowtie
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LAB-GROWN DIAMOND COMPANY OWNED BY DE BEERS?
Lightbox
WHAT CUT GRADE(S) DO WE CARRY FOR LAB-GROWN ROUND DIAMONDS?
Excellent
WHAT IS HE NAME OF THE GRADING LAB THAT OFTEN GETS COMPARED TO THE GIA, AND IS CONSIDERED MORE STRICT ON ROUND SHAPE DIAMONDS?
American Gem Society (AGS)
ACCORDING TO GIA’S COLOR SCALE, THE N, O, P, Q, AND R ARE CONSIDERED WHAT COLOR GRADE?
Very Light Yellow
HOW MANY FACETS DOES A TYPICAL RADIANT CUT HAVE?
70
WHO IS REFERRED TO AS “THE FATHER OF THE MODERN ROUND BRILLIANT CUT?”
Marcel Tolkowsky
CAN YOU NAME THE 5 DIFFERENT SHAPES WE CARRY IN ALL FANCY COLORS? (blue, yellow, and pink)
Oval, Pear, Emerald, Radiant and Cushion
WHAT IS THE REQUIRED TABLE PERCENTAGE RANGE TO BE CONSIDERED “EXCELLENT” BY GIA?
52-62%
WHAT ARE THE GRADING REQUIREMENTS OF A SHANE CLASSIC ROUND DIAMOND?
Excellent Cut, Polish and Symmetry/SI1+/H+
WHAT IS THE NAME GIA REFERS TO A RADIANT CUT AS?
Cut-Cornered Rectangular Modified Brilliant
WHAT IN THE PROCESS CALLED OF SHAPING AND ROUNDING A DIAMOND AND IS A BASIS OF A FINISHED STONE?
Brooding
HOW MANY DIFFERENT LAB-GROWN SHAPES DO WE CARRY, INCLUDING SPECIALTY CUTS?
17
WHAT ARE THE 3 THINGS THAT ARE GRADED ON A LIGHT ANALYSIS REPORT (OR AGS IDEAL REPORT BY GIA)?
Brightness, Fire, and Contrast
WHAT COLOR FANCY DIAMOND IS THE RAREST IN THE WORLD
Red
WHAT IS THE NAME AND SHAPE OF THE LARGEST DIAMOND IN THE WORLD
Star of Africa, Pear
WHEN A PORTION OF THE ROUGH DIAMOND’S ORIGINAL SURFACE DIPS BELOW A POLISHED DIAMOND’S SURFACE, WHAT IS IT CALLED?
Indented Natural Inclusion