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Which features affect the quality and the price of a colored gemstone?

Updated: Mar 27, 2023

In this page, we place an emphasis on colored gemstones, a category that includes all gemstones that are not diamonds.


Gemology, the branch of science that studies fine gemstones, providing objective methodology, distinct classification, and clear valuation of gemstones.


These methods take into account a number of factors in order to evaluate gemstone attractiveness almost fairly. The qualifier "almost" is required since no evaluation of the gemstones can ever be completely ruled out. The diamond was the first gemstone to be analyzed and categorized, and the criteria was summarized in the acronym, the 4C's:

  1. COLOR

  2. CUT

  3. CLARITY

  4. CARAT

These 4 parameters enable a highly precise categorization and an equally trustworthy evaluation because a diamond is essentially a colorless gemstone.


The same methods used to evaluate diamonds are also used to evaluate colored gemstones, but with some significant criteria being added and others being re-emphasized. Below, we have listed the key assessment standards for colored gemstones, which we will next go over separately.

  1. COLOR

  2. CUT

  3. CLARITY

  4. CARAT

  5. ENHANCEMENT TREATMENTS

  6. GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS


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