Triangle shaped facets adjacent to the girdle on the pavilion.
Lower-Girdle Facets
Life
Liveliness and beauty seen in a particular diamond, taking into consideration the amount and quality of brilliance, dispersion, and scintillation.
Loose Diamond
Knot
Laser Drilling
Treatment to enhance the apparent clarity of a diamond by reducing the visibility of dark inclusions. A precise laser beam drills a small tunnel from the surface of the diamond to the dark inclusion; the black in the inclusion either dissipates from the laser beam itself, or else it is bleached out with acid. Click here to learn more about laser drilling and clarity enhancement.
Jewellers Association of Australia
Association of jewellers that represents and promotes the interests of retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers, importers, exporters, watchmakers and valuers involved in the jewellery and gemstone industry in Australia.
Kimberley Process
International certification program designed to follow a diamond from it’s origin as a rough diamond straight through to the finished product; its purpose is to ensure that diamonds come from sources which are free of conflict, unlike blood diamond, and are not traded to fund wars and violence. Click here to learn more about the Kimberley Process.
Kimberlite
Blue-coloured rock from which most diamonds are mined, usually found in a kimberlite pipe or fissure.
International Diamond Manufacturers Association
International diamond trade association committed to fostering and promoting the highest ideals of honesty and best practice principles throughout the diamond industry worldwide.
Internationally Recognised Standards
Diamond grading rules and processes that are regulated and recognised by internationally accredited bodies. Examples of these bodies are CIBJO, LMHC, World Federation of Diamond Bourses, and the International Diamond Council.