Luster, Brilliance, Fire, Scintillation

Shinjyu Jewelry Company - Arden Arcade, Sacramento 95825

Luster, Brilliance, Fire, Scintillation

LUSTER - The quality and the quantity of light reflected from the surface of the diamond or any other gemstone. Diamond is the only gemstone that has the luster known as adamantine, the highest degree of luster.

BRILLIANCY - The intensity of the internal and external reflections of white light to the eye from a gemstone, especially in the face-up position - a combination of polish, refractive index, transparency and proportioning. Diamond is the most brilliant of transparent gems when cut properly.

DISPERSION - The separating of light so that the resultant rays flash as various spectral colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. "Fire" is the gorgeous sparkle of colors we enjoy as the result of dispersion.

SCINTILLATION - The flashing of light from various polished facets of a gemstone seen by the observer as the gemstone, the light source, or the observer moves. The excellence of the beauty of a diamond's scintillation ensues from the diamond cutter's attention to several details:

1. The number of facets.
2. The quality of polish on the facets.
3. The facet angles.
4. The proportions of the diamond, cut so that there is a
maximum number of distinquishable reflections.

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SHINJYU JEWELRY COMPANY
Arden-Arcade

Sacramento CA 95825
telephone: 916 978-9065
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