Belize Diamond Wedding Bridal Bracelet 2014 Fashion Jewelry 79

Belize Diamond Wedding Bridal Bracelet 2014 Fashion Jewelry.

 By Samina Aamir

Diamonds of a certain size, generally half a carat and above, are traded and processed by the industry individually. Each has unique attributes and a corresponding unique market place. Diamonds of this size, whether recycled or not, have a similar market price. It is impossible to tell the difference between a recycled one-carat diamond (as long as it is undamaged) and a “freshly mined” one-carat diamond with the same characteristics. The market does not differentiate between them in price.

Diamonds of smaller sizes are traded in parcels of similar stones, called ‘melee’, after the French word for mix. Generally diamonds of exactly similar size, cut, shape, color and clarity are used in a single piece of diamond jewelry. If not, the stones would not match and the piece would not sell. Small recycled diamonds are treated differently from large individual stones.[citation needed] A single small diamond has limited value by itself. It is only of use if it can be matched with other similar diamonds, reset into jewelry and sold to a customer, thereby creating value. Small recycled diamonds need to be sorted, recut and resold to manufacturers in large parcels to allow them to pick matching stones to set in jewelry