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- Baguette
- A step cut in the shape of a small rectangular stone. May be tapered at one end.
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- Bearded Girdle
- Tiny numerous hairlike fractures extending into the diamond.
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- Bearding
- Tiny numerous hairlike fractures extending into the diamond.
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- Bezel
- A facet on the crown, or upper part of the diamond above the girdle.
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- Blemish
- Imperfection on the external surface of the diamond.
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- Bow-Tie
- An effect caused by a shadowy area visible in some fancy shapes, caused by light leaking out the bottom of the diamond.
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- Bruise
- Inclusions consisting of surface crumbling, often accompanied by tiny rootlike feathers.
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- Burned Facet
- Facet appears whitish, or burnt, as a result of the cutter polishing the facet against the grain.
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