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Here are some Certificate Abbreviations Girdle EXTN, ET, XT, EXN = Extremely Thin VTN, VT, VETN = Very Thin T, TN, TH = Thin M, ME, MD = Medium STK, ST, SLTK, SLTH = Slightly Thick T, TK, TH = Thick VTK, VTH, VETK, VET = Very Thick ET, EXTK, XT, XTK = Extremely Thick F, FA, FAC = Faceted S, SM = Smooth P, PO = Polished Fluorescence N, NO, NON, - No Fluorescence F, FB, FT, FA, - Faint or Faint Blue Fluorescence SL, SLB, SLT, - Slight Fluorescence M, MO, ME, MD - Medium or Moderate Fluorescence S, ST, STB, STG, - Strong Fluorescence E, EX, EXB, EF, - Extreme Fluorescence Culet N, NO, NON, - No Culet P, PO, PN, PNT, - Pointed VS, VSM, VRSM, - Very Small S, SM, SML, - Small M, ME, MD, MM, - Medium L, LA, LG, - Large VL, VLG, VRLG, - Very Large EL, EX, EXLG, - Extremely Large Symmetry EX or E - Excellent, Flawless at 10X power VG or VGD - Very Good, Extremely difficult to locate under 10X power GD, GO, G - Good, Very diffucult to see under 10X magnification F, FR, FA - Fair, Noticable under 10X power PR, PO, P - Poor, Easy to see under 10X / Visible to unaided eye VP, VE, - Very Poor, Relatively easy to see with the unaided eye EP - Extremely Poor, Obvious to see with unaided eye Polish EX or E - Excellent, Flawless at 10 power VG or VGD - Very Good, Extremely difficult to locate under 10 power GD, GO, G - Good, Very difficult to see under 10 power F, FR, FA - Fair, Noticeable under 10 power PR, PO, P - Poor, Easy to see under 10X / Visible to unaided eye VP, VE, - Very Poor, Relatively easy to see with the unaided eye EP - Extremely Poor, Obvious to see with unaided eye More on diamonds here

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