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A

AGS

AGSL

AGTA

Anneal

Appraisal

Assay, Assaying

A jour

Alexandrite

Amber

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Ascher cut

Alloy

B

Baguette

Band

Bangle

Bar Setting

Baroque

Bezel Setting

Birthstone

Biwa Pearl

Black Hills Gold

Black Onyx

Blemish

Blister Pearl

Box Clasp

Brass

Bridal Set

Brilliance

Brilliant Cut

Briolette

Buttercup Setting

Button Earrings

Byzantine chain

Bail

Basket

Box chain

Brightness

Brillianteering

Bruise

Bead set

C

Cable chain

Cabochaon

Carat

Casting

Center stone

Chandelier earrings

Channel setting

Charm

Choker

Cigar Band

Citrine

Clarity

Clasp

Cluster

Cocktail ring

Collar

Color

Colored diamonds

Coral

Couture

Creole earrings

Crown

Cubic Zirconia

Cuff Bracelet

Curb link chain

Cushion cut

Cut

Calcium carbonate

Carat total weight (ct. tw.)

Cavity

Certification

Chain

Chip

Claw setting

Cloud

Comfort fit

Contrast

Corundum

Craftsmanship

Crown angle

Crystal

Culet

Cut, fair

Cut, good

Cut, ideal

Cut, poor

Cut, very good

D

Demi-hoop style

Diamond

Diamond-cut rope

Diamond melee

Drop earrings

Depth

Depth percentage

Dimensions

Dispersion

Drop necklace

Dimond Depth

Design

Diameter

Diamond characteristics

Diamond dossier

Durability

E

Earring back

Electroplating

Emerald

Emerald cut

Engraving

Estate jewelry

Etching

Eternity band (ring)

Eye clean

Enhancements

Extra facets

F

Facet

Faceted

Fancy cut

Figaro chain

Filigree

Findings

Finish

Fire

Fob

Fold-over clasp

Four C's

Foxtail chain

French clip

French wire

Freshwater pearl

Face-up appearance

Fancy-colored diamond

Feather

Fluorescence

Fracture

G

G (in color)

Garnet

Gemstones

Genuine

Gilding

Gimmel ring

Girdle

Gold

Gold filled

Gold plate

Grain

Gram weight

Green gold

Gypsy setting

Gemologist

Gemologist, graduate

Gemscope

Gemstone clarity

Gemstone color

Gemstone size

GIA

Girdle thickness

Grading report, grading certificate

Graduated

GCAL

H

Hallmarking

Head

Herringbone

Hidden Box Clasp

High polish

Hearts & arrows effect

Heart-shaped diamond

Height

Hidden clasp with safety

Hinged hoop earring

Hook clasp

Hue

Half Moon Diamonds Shape

I

I.D. Bracelet

Inclusion

Inlay

Invisible setting

IGI

Indented natural

Iridium

J

Jade

K

Karat

Knot

L

Lab created

Lapis Luzuli

Lariat

Lavaliere

Lever back

Links

Living jewelry

Lobster-claw clasp

Locket

Loupe

Luster

Laser drill hole

Laser inscription

Latch earring back

Leakage

Length

Length-to-width ratio

Light performance

Light fancy yellow

Lower-half length

Lower-half length percentage

Trellis Setting

M

Mabe Pearl

Matte finish

Marcasite

Mariner link chain

Marquise cut

Melange

Melee

Milanese Chain

Mohs' hardness scale

Moissanite

Mother of pearl

Mounting

Make

Master set

Metal type

Miligrain edge

Millimeter

MSRP

N

Nacre

Natural gemstone

Navette cut

Niello

Nugget

Natural

Needle

Nickel

O

Oiling

Omega chain

Opal

Open-work

Opera necklace

Orient

Oval cut

Oxidize

Opaque

P

Palladium

Parure

Patina

Pave setting

Pavillion

Pear cut

Pearl

Pendant

Peridot

Platinum

Point

Polish

Posy ring

Precious metal

Princess cut

Prong

Pavillion angle

Peg setting

Pinpoint

Proportion

Proportion factors

Push earring back

Prong w/AirLine

Q

Quartz

R

Radiant

Rhodium

Rolo chain

Ruby

Ring setting

Ring size

Rope chain

Rose gold

Round diamond

Ruthenium

S

Sapphire

Screw back

Saturation

Semi mount

Serpentine chain

Setting

SI (clarity)

Shape

Silver purity

Slide

Snap bar closure

Solitaire

Snake chain

Spring ring clasp

Spruce

Square setting

Stack ring

Sterling silver

Stud

Synthetic diamond/ gemstone

Safety clasp

Scintillation

Shank

Shantung silk

Sidestone

Sparkle

Spread

Star facet

Star length percentage

Symmetry

Stud Backing

T

Tanzanite

Tarnish

Tennis bracelet

Toggle clasp

Topaz

Tourmaline

Trapeze cut

Translucent

Transparent

Trillion cut

Turquoise

Table

Table percentage

Table & depth percentages

Tone

Troy weight

Twinning wisp

Tilt

Titanium

Tension set

Thickness

U

Ultrasonic cleaner

V

Vermeil

VS (clarity)

W

White gold

Width

Wedding ring

Weight ratio

Wheat link

X

Y

Yellow gold

Z

Zirconia, cubic