Dispersion & Fire

The two terms (dispersion & fire) refer to different – but related – attributes. Dispersion is the scientific term for the breaking up of white light into its spectral colors. Fire is the suite of colored flashes.  Gemological Institute of America (GIA)

The images on the right show a computer generated single ray of light as it travels through both an Ideal cut and Gabrielle cut diamond. The faceting and angle arrangements of the Gabrielle diamond improve the light performance quite significantly.