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Carat is often confused with size even
though it is actually a measure of weight. Sometimes, you might
think a larger diamond appears more brilliant than a smaller one.
This is because light must travel a greater distance through a
larger diamond. The result is a prism effect that your eye registers
as more brilliance and fire. One carat is divided into 100
"points" so that a diamond of 75 points weights .75
carats.
Size is the most obvious factor in
determining the value of a diamond. However, two diamonds of equal
size can have very unequal values, depending on their quality. Also,
diamonds of high quality can be found in all size ranges. Larger
diamonds are found relatively infrequently in nature and therefore
more valuable.
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