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Stone type (alphanumeric)

e.g. RU = Ruby (ruby)

2

Stone quality 1 (alphanumeric)1

e.g. for rubies the country of origin ("MY" = Myanmar)

2

Stone quality 2 (alphanumeric)

e.g. for rubies the color ("PR" = pigeon blood)

1

Stone quality 3 (alphanumeric)

e.g. for rubies the treatment ("T" = Treated)

5

Carat number (numeric) without decimal point with leading zeros

e.g. 12,75ct = "01275".

2/3

Number of stones in stone box (with leading zero)

(3 digits if there are 100 or more stones in the box)

max. 999 stones per box

2

Shape of stones (alphanumeric)

e.g. "TR" = trapezium

1

Stone cut (alphanumeric)

e.g. "F" = faceted

7

Price per carat (numeric) without decimal point with leading zeros

if necessary coded with individual letter code

1

Price code (alphanumeric)

"F" = fixed price / "M" = market price

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Stone size (00.0/00.00 mm length x 00.0/00.00 mm width )

The number of decimal places is selectable (1 or 2)

(3)

Optional index, which is automatically inserted if a stone code should already exist against expectation

e.g. /01 for the first identical stone code

Indexes can appear especially when trading with industrial stones.

(2)

Split index, which is optionally used if a can is split to another (sub-) can

e.g. /01 for the first split can

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