Colored Diamonds
Fancy colored diamonds are all the rage these days.
Gemologists have developed new ways to create versions that are affordable for
the average person - by treating less desirable diamonds. These less desirable
diamonds are treated with irradiation followed by intense heat. This turns
brown and yellowish diamonds into beautifully colored diamonds that you can
afford. This produces stunning greens, blues, yellows, reds, purples and other
colors. These colors are considered permanent, but there is a possibility they
could change during repairs if a high heat is used.
Treatments like irradiation make it possible for more
people to own these vividly colored diamonds. Most natural colored diamonds are
rare and also extremely expensive. When shopping for colored diamonds you need
to assume that any affordable fancy color diamond has been treated. Ask about
the stones origin and request to view a lab certificate to verify authenticity.
Synthetic colored diamonds are another option if
owning a colored diamond is something you
desire but cannot quite afford. They are real diamonds, but they are
created in a lab.
Natural fancy color diamonds get their coloring
from different trace elements present in
the stones, such as nitrogen, which produces a yellow diamond. Diamonds can be
colored by exposure to radiation during its creation. An example of a diamond
affected by radiation is a Green diamond.
Another way that a natural colored diamond gets color is by its inclusions. Regarded as flaws and undesirable in a colorless diamond, inclusions give unique tones and brilliant flashes of color in a fancy color diamond. Remember that Natural fancy colored diamonds are very expensive, any colored diamond
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