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In this chapter, major structural features and macroscopic defects of HPHT-treated diamonds are considered. The most prominent of these are graphitized inclusions, cracks, surface modification and areas of internal stress. Behavior of inclusions during HPHT treatment and their impact on the clarity of HPHT-treated diamonds is discussed. It is shown that in most cases the HPHT-induced structural features of treated diamonds are similar to those observed in natural untreated diamonds and alone they cannot be used as reliable indicators of treatment.
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Dobrinets, I.A., Vins, V.G., Zaitsev, A.M. (2013). Structural Features of HPHT-Treated Diamonds. In: HPHT-Treated Diamonds. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 181. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37490-6_5
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