A New Diamond Inclusion: Etch Channels

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Gary Roskin, GG (GIA)

We recently saw a GIA diamond grading report that noted a “new” inclusion in its Key to Symbols list – the etch channel. The etch channel, or etch tube as it is sometimes called, is…

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