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There are several colour measurements for diamonds, including grades of 'white' and grades of coloured stones. You can read more about grades of 'white' diamonds, below. You can also read more about grades of coloured stones, below.
Weighing in at .2 of a gram, the measurement "Carat" is a weight agreed on as a standard throughout the world jewelry community. The "Carat" has a long tradition of describing the weight of diamonds and some other precious stones.
If you'd prefer to measure the carat weight of a diamond in a weight measurement other than carats, you can convert the carat weight to grammes. Here's the basic conversion: Five carats weigh 1,000 milligrams. You can complete your own math, depending on the carat weight of the diamond in question.
There are numerous 'kinds' of diamonds -- too many to list. The number of diamonds cannot be determined, since not all diamonds have been mined to date.
No, people say ROTATED SQUARES are diamonds - It's a common mistake. Diamonds are just rotated squares - NOT diamonds. Just remember that.