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Carat WeightDiamonds are the heaviest and densest material known to man. Diamonds are weighed in carats. A carat is .2 grams. A gram of diamond would be a massive 5 carats. Very large in diamond terms although the actual diamond is small. A carat is further divided into Points, and there are 100 Points to a carat. So 1 point is .002 of a gram. Very small indeed. There is a scale of weight for Diamonds and this is shown here:
Due to the minute differences in the weight of most diamonds they should always be accurately weighed on an electronic scale to the nearest 1000th of a carat (.001). Stones are always rounded up or down to the nearest 1000th of a carat by the way. The other factor to consider with weight is a certificate. Where a diamond has been assessed and weighed at a laboratory, a certificate should be issued to confirm the assessment. No stones should ever be purchased without a certificate from a bona fide laboratory.
A complete list of laboratories with address and contact numbers is available at Lab List It cannot be iterated enough to ensure that all diamonds you buy should have a certificate from one of the above laboratories. See also Diamond Appraisal
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