A feather can be dark, white or transparent. The darker the inclusion, the more noticeable it is. Large feathers can impact how light travels through the diamond. If a feather impedes light, the diamond is usually less brilliant. A small crack like a hairline feather will likely still be an eye-clean stone. You can review the HD photography from an online vendor like James Allen or Blue Nile to see if you notice imperfections like feathers.
Look at the stone under more natural light—ideally daylight—to see if you notice any imperfections. View the original 1. A feather-filled diamond is one with multiple feathers in it. If the feathers are small enough, the diamond might be OK to buy for an engagement ring.
Some diamond inclusions, including large feathers, can be noticeable to the naked eye. The size, color, quantity and location of inclusions all play a factor in how easy they are to spot. When an inclusion impedes light, the light might exit out of the sides or the bottom of the diamond instead. In these cases, the diamond will appear dull and lifeless.
Diamonds with inclusions are not worthless, because all diamonds have inclusions. If you can see the inclusions with the naked eye, we suggest not buying that diamond. For instance, this 1. When humans are involved, there is always some allowance to have some variances.
With a proposal in my very near future, the info on your website has been extremely helpful and informative. I found the following diamond on Bluenile. Can you please let me know if it looks good to you for the price or would recommend anything else? This BlueNile Signature stone looks like a decent choice.
If you are interested, you can read about the experience and see the diamond ring in action here. Hi Paul, can you please clarify that what is the worst defect inclusion in diamond which has the same clarity grade. Let say between four of this; crystal, cloud, feather, needle. Thanks and best rgds.
For example, a small feather is not necessarily better than a dark colored needle. A big feather near the edge of the girdle may cause durability issues while a feather found on the pavilion facets may pose fewer problems. Likewise, a cloud may be transparent and pose no effect on haziness while a dark colored crystal can look ugly. The HCA score is 0. I am looking to buy a 0. Everything I have read has told me an excellent cut is a must have. Would the following stone be a good choice?
Generally, diamonds only have significant durability issues IF they are graded at I1 or lower at half carat size. Please email me if you have time i have numerous questions i need help with. Hi Paul, Hoping to get some advice re buying online for a pear cut. How does this look? The stone has good light performance and a lovely shape appeal. For an SI2 diamond, the inclusions are eyeclean. Hey Paul, thank you for showing me what are the inclusions in diamonds formed naturally.
Is there a ranking for clarity characteristics as to which are best and worst to have? Depending on the grade rating, different inclusions need to be examined on a case by case basis. The definition of an indented natural is traces of the natural crystal that is left unpolished on the girdle of the stone. A chip is caused by damage due to an outside force or medium.
They look different as well. Hi Paul Thanks for the info. I was wondering if there is any cause for concern with this diamond? The inclusion is a crystal and is actually very small. No worries there. I used a triplet loupe to inspect a loose diamond in the store.
When tilted, I could see lots of white clouds almost every angle. Can you please tell me what I should see when looking at 10X loupe. Who graded the diamond? Was it GIA or performed by someone inhouse? If it was the latter, you can be sure of a rip off. Our crack injections carry an extended 3-year warranty. Gunite shells are fortified with an extensive rebar steel endoskeleton. The underlying rebar structure flexes allowing for the occasional shell crack , but doesn't allow much further movement due to the substantial tensile strength of the steel--e.
I just recently retrieved the container. I recently moved and, unfortunately, was not able to pack my own crystals. I feel badly for those cracked and chipped and would like to help them.
I had a gorgeous, large rose quartz long wand that broke when someone dropped it. Clean break about the half point. My plan is to physically and energetically clean all these warriors, put them for a moon bath…possibly a full New to Full moon cycle. What do you think? Sounds like a plan Connie. I would also do a Stone Vacation with them as I described above. They will love it. If that really resonates with you Adrian, then try it.
You should NOT use super glue if you still want healing properties. Remember that crystal amplifies energies. How amazing that you posted this today. I noticed my super 7 pendant, which I use while doing Reiki, has a serious gash in it…as well as my herkimer diamond that I also use during Reiki treatments.
I have always carefully put these stones in special bags when not in use. Thanks for posting. I will give them my sincerest appreciation and a place to rest for a while. I love the treasure map!!!!! Thanks for a beautiful site! Jedi, In my experience and having a crystal lost in earth, if you stop looking for it one day you will walk into your garden and it will be sitting there, like hello here I am!
In my experience a crystal that needs to heal will remain hidden until it is ready to be worked and used again, and if the crystal no longer has energy for you it will sometimes seek another owner on its own. I feel that sometimes stones need the earth to heal and rejuvenate and there fore will hide themselves to do so on there own if you are unable to feel their need.
Best wishes in reuniting with your stone. I recently had this problem. I had buried a clear quartz in my backyard for feng shui purposes and needed to locate it. I knew the general area it was in but after digging for 20 minutes in the HOT sun — the thought came to me to go and grab my dowsing rods.
I found it in under 5 minutes. I have a largish chunk of rough celestite which I used to my shamanic journeys with a lot and a few years ago tiny crystals started dislodging from the matrix, perfect little sparklies! So I started handing them out to students and friends to spread the magic. Connie I have found that placing a blue kyanite on the cracked crystal helps it realign and heal.
If you choose to bury them rather use a planter pot or similar. Hi Stella!! Seems that was how is was meant to be used. Wow, just today i placed a watermelon crystal on my heart chakra for the very first time as i am feeling quite closed.
I had it on for just a few secs when i picked it up to answer the telephone. I am mortified as it was really expensive and yet i have no idea what it all means now. Kalpa, sounds like it did some very powerful healing. Are there 2 other people you may know who also need healing from this tourmaline? If so, follow my instructions above to cleanse then gift the other 2 pieces to them. Dear Stella thanx for the response! I think you are probably right..
If by myself, I feel blessed to now have 2 or more beautiful pieces instead of one. What does it mean when your crystal cracks or breaks? My husband was sent to Italy for work for 10 days.
I sent a bag of stones set for various protection and such, as well as a Hematite ring. A week or two after he got home, I happened to remember that I gave him my Hematite ring, and I asked him about it.
I took that as a sign that something was going to happen. What can I do with the rock now? Ask it. Meditate with it in a quiet setting and your Amethyst should tell you what it wants to do. I found this interesting as I have a water clear lazar ST point that to look at it has almost no personality at all. There is a Buddhist I think quote that relates perfection as seeming artificial. This was very much the case, even though it worked beautifully to cleans beautifully and charge stones with Reiki.
I got the idea to polish the stone with my dremmel and polish and long story short, ended up cracking it near the tip. Not enough to render it unusable, but enough to give it character. I now hold it up and it reflects light beautifully, as well as the sides, which were dull as dishwater before!
Plus it was strategically placed at the tip as to make it extra pretty. The universe certainly knew what it was doing in this case. My husband has food issues. He craves sweets and caffeine all the time. He is trying to eat healthy but often does not. He would like to lose weight. I gave him an apatite stone to carry with him one day and when he returned and I opened his bag is was broken in 3 pieces.
Could it have exerted itself trying to stop him from getting a vinte whole milk latte and the cranberry scone he ate??? I was happy to find this tonight. Earlier today I was wearing my favorite celestite druzy ring which has been with me every day since last April I got home tonight and found that the crystal completely came off and is now gone. I have this laser quartz crystal pendant that I was given as a gift last fall. Within a few months, I noticed there was a crack inside the crystal that is maybe mm long.
Should I still keep it or gift it to someone else? Your crystal is fine. I had a small chunk of Galena burst into 2 pieces while it was placed on my closed eyelid! It took about 5 seconds from the time I placed it there to shatter. I was such a beginner back then! Many years ago I had a really large black tormaline that I loved…it was at least 5 inches in diameter and prob 7 inches long. One day someone picked it up…who had very negative energy at the time, and it just burst in two!
At the time I was like…stay away from my rocks! I touch crystals I have never used before in perfect shape and the crack…. Why my energies are so high, its hard to explain but I still use them…. What he needed was a strong crystal that could handle his energies and all the negative energies he absorbed. He meditated with the crystal for an hour and felt better then he had in a long time. I was actually using the bathroom at the time. It broke right down the middle in half.
I was so sad. What could this have meant? The same thing happened with my orange carnelian bracelet. It fell off my wrist yesterday and the beads went flying everywhere. Luckily, I collected all the beads and can get another string to put it back together. Why is this happening? It really hurt my heart. I had a rose quartz point cut not natural that was on a necklace I made but one day it fell off my dresser and got caught on something and broke right in half, I was upset but a friend fixed it for me with what she called stone glue and wrapped it in jewelry wire to give it extra security.
Will the energies be ok? Cracks do not really change a crystals energies and repairing them will not alter them in any way. For example, I had a Fluorite donut pendant that broke into four pieces so I cleansed them then put each piece at the four corners of my apartment, creating kind of an energy bubble surrounding my area. Hi, sort of new to this community. Anyway, thank you for posting this. U gave ab ivsuduab skull that I treasure above all things that I own, because it came to me in a very special way.
I use it for insight. I wrap it up in an old bandana and put it away everytime I am done using it. Otherwise, it goes on a shelf away from everything else. Even though obsidian is very fragile, after giving it a vacation I opened it up and it was cracked in three places. I hear it too, so after asking it, it said that he knew I was going through something i needed to go through and that i should put him away… well his voice is deep… away for a while.
It said it would still be there when I was ready. I moved a few months later, putting it in my dresser wrapped in that bandana.
Someone moved my dresser before I had the chance to take it out. I immediately started to cry and remembered that I could telepathically check on it. At least I believe i can. Sure enough, the cracks shrank and the crystal was just fine, even though the drawers got turned sideways. What do you think happened? I think it was agreeing with you on not liking the negative atmosphere. Crystals are from the earth and they are ever changing. Your crystal more then likely healed itself after it was removed from the negative environment.
I once had a snowflake obsidian keychain, very sturdy stone…. Without warning it broke in half, and the free piece flew about 3 feet away from me….. There was no reason for it to break like that. This is true a lot of the time. This is why you need to cleanse your crystals all the time, smudging with white sage, leaving it out under a full moon or soaking it in salt water is good. However, the tumbled versions of these stones are fine for an overnight soaking, all except for the Selenite.
I love sound for energy cleansing. Singing bowls are my favourite and my crystals love the sound as well. I did actually cleanse it all the time. I knew there were stones that could not soak in salt water. I wish I knew how to re-tune it with sound. Singing bowls are the easiest way to re-tune a crystal.
You can find singing bowls everywhere nowadays. I found mine in a small Tibetan shop and my sister found hers in a third world imports shop. Does the bowl have to be a certain size for a certain frequency. I do know a little about singing bowls and always wanted one.
Just whatever one you like? I went with whatever sounded the sweetest to me. I noticed certain pitches with each bowl and I picked the one that sounded the nicest to me. Hi, I wear a crystal around my neck. I just recently put it on an enclosed chain.
I noticed when I got it back from the jewelery that it had chipped at the end but I attributed it to them bumping it or something but then just a few his ago I noticed that it was broken in half. I have no idea whet the other half is out when it broke although out was sometime within the last 24 hours. I just cleansed out maybe a week ago. I ordered a crystal bowl to help energize my stones.
The 1st bowl was in 2 pieces when I got it. I was thinking is the universe trying to tell me something??? Sodalite is a crystal that in the past did not seem to want to work with me. My chap bought me a sodalite heart necklace, it disappeared at home one day so he replaced it but that one also vanished into thin air at home.
Both have never been seen since and was just so strange that they just vanished. What were they made out of. If they are just clear quartz maybe not. That usually works with most. I hope you figure it out. I feel it is almost for no reason…. It was really disturbing at first…. So a very good friend got me a black crystal chakra necklace. She then broke it into two pieces before I was able to get it around my neck.
Cleanse it and give it a vacation and than give her the other half, or simple burry it. When I was separating and divorcing my partner of ish years, the twin crystals clusters that I had would separate into two pieces in my hands. I believe that they were letting me know that twins can be a singular one. I kept the separated pieces because they came from the same part but are now individuals. Beautiful and full of rainbows.
My crystals also leave me when their job is done only to return when I am in need of thier energies. Peace and blessings , I have just learning about crystals. I taken in 2 crystals the Amethyst cluster and the clear crystal quartz. They are lovely I still and learning much from them and how to care for them. Its only been a few days and my Amethyst is getting lighter in color and the clear quartz seems to have some lines or cracks and a little fog if that is a good description.
I have been sleeping with them under my pillow embracing them with love and kisses. Not sure what to do or what they are doing for me? Thank You. A patient crystal collector and geologist once gave me a chunk of amethyist a beautiful dark purple striated specimen he told me amethyist is used for protection and that I should always keep it on me, which I did did not think much of it but it was a beautiful stone a yr or so later We were in an automobile accident the passenger side of the car where I was sitting landed under the other vehicle rammed in I walked away with a bump on my head, a sclera tear eye and a broken amethyst in my pocket nothing else.
According to the police officer that assisted at the scene of the accident I should have been dead by the damage on the car?? Was it that amethyst or my angel that kept me alive……. But it was not my time yet. Hibiscus Moon, what are your thoughts on that? Thank you Wanda and others for the helpful information. Look forward to hear what Hibiscus Moon has to say.
Glad to hear its more likely for my benefit. I also experience them coming to my mind through the day. I will go and visit with them when it happens. This is such a fabulous new experience. When i just started out with crystls, I purchased two very beautiful ose quarts wands….
Had them just a few days and the morning i picked up the one wand it snapped in two in my hand…. Then recently I visited another city…and the chain with my citrine just vanished…..
I used to sleep with the chain, shower with the chain, the chain was on my person all the time….. What is the universe trying to tell me….. I also am just starting out and bought tumbled stones such a blue clear aqua and aura.
I also bought amyastith sorry about spelling. I also can see auras, is there any other stones or crystals that I need for more energy to see more auras and colors. Also do you do anything about auras like a video or a book, or as I mentioned above stones and crystals. I had something strange happen with crystals and essential oils. I make custom essential oil blends and I have some small crystal pieces that I wire wrap and tie to the bottle neck of the essential oil blend.
I was preparing 4 blends for a client and tied the crystals around the neck of the bottles and lined them up in a row and put them in a cabinet. I walked away and few minutes later had to go back into the cabinet and one of the bottles was pushed away from the rest of the bottles in the row. I thought it was strange but just put it back in place.
A few minutes later out of curiousity I checked on the bottles and saw that they were all out of place, not in the straight row I placed them in. I freaked out, but calmly put them back in a row and closed the cabinet and opened to find them again out of place, but so perfectly out of place, for example one was forward the second was back and the third was forward and the fourth was back, very symmetrical.
Is this vibrational energy of the quartz crystal combined with essential oils that were making them move? Was it too much energy? Thank you Hibiscus Moon for directing me here! I have gained greater insight into this traumatic event! Thank you all for sharing your experiences and wisdom!
But everything does happen for a reason! Through this blog and your sharing I have gained greater insights as to why and how my beautiful crystal egg broke from you and also the lovely sharing people here that have kindly posted. Thank you peps! Or a really powerful blessing and message!!!! I was super elated, joyous, proud and excited to spend time with my hubby……I got up, forgot my study buddy crystal was in my lap then heard and felt a strangely loud smash!!!!! I dropped my favourite Celestite geode egg crystal and she shattered!!!
I cluster about 60mm, 6 small druse pieces perhaps for crystal grid and healing work or to give away to 6 friends? I was just trying to think of the positives, as she was my super favourite and powerful girl I used to connect with my angels and for connecting with my Mum! I cried soooo much! Other thoughts came out and flowed onto my facebook page as I shared my grief!
I was mourning a great loss of a very special friend! Yes upon deeper reflection and meditation I have actually acquired a great deal of information about my beautiful Celestite, myself and the incident itself!!! That did not resonate at all!!!!! If anything I believe she was telling me that I need her more than ever but in different ways! So I thought…….
Also I feel she may have mirrored my deep beliefs and fears….. But I always look on the bright side and offer gratitude for what I have and can do!
How horrible and naive was I?!?!?! This was a harsh lesson that I needed to learn to truly feel empathetic towards people that have had crystals break. A strong reminder to never judge anyone for anything, anytime! So Yeah…. Maybe we already had a strong connection! Oooh deep! Yaaay for meeeeeee! I then thought I would check to see what the texts say…..
I still felt the desire the retune her and thought she needed a big stone vacation! So after my task I will give her a great holiday after such a traumatic event! Anymore suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated! Luv Tinkerbelle. To help with obstacle she said. Sadly I dropped it in the kitchen and his trunk cracked off.
Now the crazy… Yea crazy bit is the i could not find the trunk anywhere. I attached it but no glue or anything. I apologized to it and uhm.
Do I keep it? Do I glue the trunk? I was almost i years and then freaked out because here i find the trunk? Some input would be so appreciated. Thank you for posting this. I follow you on facebook and love reading what you put up there. I had a really nice piece of tri-colored fluorite that cracked in half shortly before my father[s funeral. I put one half in his casket as a way of keeping a connection. I do not know if it was the right thing to do, but it felt right at the time.
I am so heart broken at the moment. A month ago I purchased a beautiful zincite wand, about 5 inches. I felt its power the moment I first held the stone. I felt a connection to it instantly and spent quite a bit on it. I just came home tonight and my boyfriend knocked it off from where it was placed, on accident and it broke in three pieces. I almost cried.
What do I do now? Do I glue it? Can I? I feel like glueing it would interrupt the vibration flow through the wand with unnatural glue. Do I wire-wrap it back together?
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