Saturday, October 22, 2011

Diamonds and it's complexion?!

By Agus Rahman


Undeniably diamonds can present itself in different gorgeous colours. This makes

them to be very precious because they are very rare. The traditional color which diamond has which you usually see is white to yellow. The whiter a diamond gets significantly better.

Nitrogen in diamonds results to its yellow color in appearance. Diamonds with much greater shade of yellow has definitely lesser value. However , it shows sparkle when it posses a shade of yellow while when if it's white it shows sparkling shine.

In every rule there will always be exception to it. Only like with canary diamond. What is canary diamond?! Canary Diamond is a diamond which is a bright yellow diamond and much way as well expensive. There are certain which is reasonably particular

when it comes with the color of a diamond.

Gran Fall Spectrum Colorimeter is used to best judge the color of the stone.

You may use the GIA color grading scale as your guide:

D, E, F: Colorless

G, H, I: Nearly colorless

J, K, L: Slightly yellow

M, N, O: Light yellow

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X: Darker

yellow(least expensive)

Z: Fancy colors(expensive)

You have to be knowledgeable about diamonds. Diamonds has reaction to ultraviolet light which is called Fluorescence. A fluorescence which is a faint one, is better which wouldn't fog the diamond.

Do you know that a diamonds' clarity and color compliments one another?! Matching these two is known to be as Corresponding Grading.

Diamond is really very thrilling hobby however I must admit a really expensive one. But if you will not gaze at its cost but to its worth you will consider it to be a

worthwhile to spend your time and cash for. Precious stone such as a diamond is something we people have to we aware of. A stone from nature which we should consider a reward. A gift for human kind and for its being.




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