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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spirit-of-shiloh, post: 27318, member: 32&quot;]When discussing flaws in diamonds or colored gems, the jewelry trade uses the term clarity. This refers to the degree to which a stone is flawed. In the pearl industry, a variety of terms is used. For example:</p><p>Blenish Spotting</p><p>Cleanliness or Cleanness Surface quality</p><p>Complexion Surface appearance</p><p>Flawlessness Surface perfection</p><p>Purity Texture</p><p><br /></p><p>In the USA, surface quality is the term most frequently used to denote pearl clarity. There are also a variety of synonyms for the term &quot;flaw:&quot;</p><p>Blemish</p><p>Imperfection</p><p>Irregularity</p><p>Spot</p><p>Surface characteristic</p><p>Surface mark or marking</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.allaboutpearl.com/pearl-surface/pearl-surface.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.allaboutpearl.com/pearl-surface/pearl-surface.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.allaboutpearl.com/pearl-surface/pearl-surface.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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