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Salt and Pepper and Rustic Diamonds

With the exposure of social media, attractive yet imperfect quality diamonds like salt and pepper have been able to gain market exposure outside of traditional jewellery stores for buyers looking for something a little unique.

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What is a Rustic Diamond?

Rustic refers to any diamond of a highly included nature that would have previously been considered unsuitable for traditional jewellery but through its flaws actually has its own unique attractiveness.

Through the development of social media and in particular, Instagram, the ability to introduce different and unique products has allowed the rustic style diamonds to develop a strong place in the jewellery market.

What is a Rustic Diamond?
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Rustic Diamonds

Rustic diamonds really have no rules and use the natural flaws and shape of the rough gem to help form the design of the jewellery created. They can be used in their raw form, as thin slices, rough cut, faceted beads, rose cut as well as all the standard fancy shapes.

Salt and Pepper Diamonds
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Salt and Pepper Diamonds

The most recognised rustic diamond variety is the Salt and Pepper diamond which generally has a clear to slightly opaque white base and heavily included with black inclusions to give a visible salt and pepper pattern. Once discarded as unsaleable, salt and pepper diamonds are now very popular for designer jewellery and engagement rings.

Salt and Pepper Diamond Engagement Rings
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Salt and Pepper Diamond Engagement Rings

If you are looking to escape the expectations of a traditional engagement ring, rustic diamonds can often provide you that unique difference that you desire. Affordable and intriguing a rustic and salt and pepper diamond engagement ring can really stand out from the classic options chosen for most proposals that will match the individuality of your partner.

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Rose cut rustic diamonds

One of the most notable flaws utilised in Rose cut rustic diamonds in both salt and pepper and fancy colours is cloudiness. Rustic diamonds often have very low

transparency and rely on the reflections from the facets to create their sparkle. A rose cut diamond is basically an inverted style of the standard cut diamond with a flattened base and a highly dome shaped table with multiple facets to create a disco ball style sparkle.

Rose cut diamonds also work very well in larger sizes which are quite possible because of the affordable nature of rustic style diamonds

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Raw Rough Diamonds for jewellery
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Raw Rough Diamonds for jewellery

Raw diamonds are uncut or rough diamonds usually ones that are unable to be cut into a faceted gem but hold a certain attractiveness in their natural raw form to make unique, inexpensive and fashionable diamond jewellery. Often raw diamonds are more opaque off-white or fancy coloured tones to create their attractiveness. Raw diamonds can be displayed as complete bi-pyramidal crystal, partial crystal, oddly formed crystal, macle or cubes that can be claw set as well drilled to make earrings and necklaces.