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Are diamonds natural?

If anybody want to know about natural diamonds before they buy, how they can be sure that the diamond is natural which is i am going to buy?
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badaspie badaspie
 
 July 17, 2009 10:54 AM
It takes a professional jeweler with the right equipment to tell synthetic diamonds from natural ones, since they're chemically identical. The supply of natural diamonds is far greater than the supply of synthetics, and most gem-quality synthetic diamonds are "fancy colored" diamonds, which are generally more valuable than colorless diamonds.

http://www.abazias.com/diamondblog/diamond-education/the-difference-between-real-and-synthetic-diamonds

Although the vast majority of diamonds are "clear," very few diamonds are truly colorless. Most show very faint traces of yellow or brown, and brightly colored diamonds are extremely rare.

http://www.diamondsourceva.com/Education/Color/diamonds-color.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond#Color

http://www.auroragems.com/images/diamond_color_chart.gif


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mithrandir mithrandir
 
July 17, 2009 08:57 AM
Make sure the diamond is not colored. Most synthetic diamonds are colored, while nearly all natural diamonds are colorless.

This one is colorless (and synthetic).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond


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ashish7255 ashish7255
 
July 17, 2009 09:15 AM
If anyone go for red, pink or any colored diamonds then we can treat that diamond as unnatural. Right?
Like below yellow diamonds but it shows natural

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mithrandir mithrandir
 
July 17, 2009 09:22 AM
Yes, that is the general rule of thumb. 99.9% of natural diamonds don't have a color. However, it is not a 100% accurate rule. There is an entire wikipedia page on diamond colors:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_color.
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Diamonds that go out of scale in the rating are known as "fancy color" diamonds. Any light shade of diamond other than light yellow or light brown automatically falls out of the scale.
Most synthetic diamonds fall in this category. Light yellow or light brown are colored, but not "fancy colored", and can therefore still be natural.
Confusing, huh?

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krysstel krysstel
 
July 21, 2009 07:36 PM - New Source
best bet is to buy from a registered jeweler with good training, in the US it would be a person who is AGS or GIA or CGAL. Get a certificate, signed by a registered appraiser from one of these agencies.

http://www.gemfacts.com/Experts.aspx

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ashleyreid ashleyreid
 
October 31, 2009 12:44 PM
Consider buying only certified diamonds. Go for only GIA, AGS, IGI or EGL certified diamonds. These are some of the reliable gemological labs. The diamond certificate clearly mentions the 4Cs of the diamond which ensures that the diamond is real. Get more information about certification of diamonds at: http://www.b2cjewels.com/Education/certificateguide.aspx

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