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HRD system appraiser

This document shows what criteria DiamCalc uses for diamond grading according to HRD system.

The data listed here is not an official HRD data. It is provided here for possibility to check its suitability for your purposes. OctoNus software recommends that you check the data and modify it as necessary as described here before using DiamCalc to grade diamonds for commercial purposes.
 
     
 
Brilliant Cut
Parameter name

Meaning

Very good

Good

UpAngle °

Crown angle

30.7 - 37.7

27.0 - 40.6

DownAngle °

Pavilion angle

39.60 - 42.25

38.45 - 43.15

GirdleHeight_GIA

Girdle thickness

Thin - Medium

Thin - Very thick

Table %

Table diameter

52.8 - 66.2

50.6 - 70.2

GirdleRatio

Ratio of max/min diameters

0.980 - 1.020

0.980 - 1.020

Pavilion %

N/A

10 - 25

10 - 25

UpHeight_GIA %

Crown height

10.8 - 16.2

8.8 - 18.2

Kozibe °

Kozibe effect

6 - 91

0 - 91

FishEye %

FishEye effect

0 - 100

0 - 100

FullHeight %

Total height

55.5 - 63.9

53.0 - 66.9

Culet_mm

Culet size

Pointed - Medium

Pointed - Slightly large

GirdleDeviation %

Ratio of max/min diameters

-2 - +2

-2 - +2

 
     
 

GirdleHeight_GIA, %
(translation table for girdle thickness)

Girdle description

Values

Extremely thin

less than 0.75

Very thin

0.75 - 1.75

Thin

1.75 - 2.75

Medium

2.75 - 4.75

Thick

4.75 - 6.25

Very thick

6.25 - 7.75

Extremely thick

more than 7.75

 
     
 

Culet_mm, mm (translation table for culet size)

Culet description

Values

Pointed

less than 0.010

Very small

0.010 - 0.020

Small

0.020 - 0.030

Medium

0.030 - 0.090

Slightly large

0.090 - 0.220

Large

0.220 - 0.400

Very large

0.400 - 0.800

Extremely large

more than 0.800

 
     
 
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