The diamonds color

When visualizing the diamond, one is struck by an image of white brilliance; a sparkling colorless gem that flashes rainbow colors when light touches it.  When learning about the diamond, one of the most important characteristics of it is its color, along with its cut, clarity and carat.  These four characteristics are known as the diamond’s 4Cs.

When it comes to color, a diamond is usually graded according to how perfectly transparent it is, meaning it is actually colorless.  But almost no diamond is without some form of color, as their color is affected by the chemical impurities, radiation exposure or the structural defects of the crystal lattice. 

A diamond’s color can determine its value, depending on the hue and the intensity of its color. 

Most diamonds are usually yellowish, brownish or gray in color, and this can detract from its price.  But there are rare diamonds that are intense in its color, and these are extremely valuable. Different naturally colored diamonds, usually called fancy diamonds or fancies, range from pink, blue, purple, green, black, yellow, orange, and red, with the last being the rarest color of all.  Yellow is the most common colored diamond.

HTML clipboard For High Quality Diamond Rings at 1/2 retail shop available at: Polished Diamonds.co.nz – The Diamond Ring Specialist in New Zealand.

There is also one kind of natural diamond that is an oddity, even by the standards of fancy diamonds. 

It is called the chameleon, aptly named, as it is a colored diamond that changes colors under different lighting conditions. 

These very rare diamonds are usually olive-grayish colored, and can change to hues of grayish blue, green or yellow.  These chameleon diamonds can even be forced to temporarily change colors to yellowish green through heat exposure or short-term storage in total darkness. 

This color change will reverse and is believed to be caused by the higher than normal amount of hydrogen impurities.Article provide by SEO Training