| So, you need to learn about the Diamond 4 Cs, | | | | traditional sense, is actually the absence of any |
| and you're now trying to figure out what this | | | | color at all. This 4 C characteristic, however, is |
| whole deal is with Diamond Color. Well don't | | | | fairly difficult to find and is very rare. |
| worry, by the time you finish reading this article, | | | | Consequently, colorless diamonds are more |
| you will be ready to take on the next challenge of | | | | valuable because of this rarity. This is one factor |
| buying your diamond ring online. | | | | that can effect the cost of a diamond. |
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| Find out more at AllAboutDiamonds.org. Click on | | | | far on the color scale and still have a nearly |
| the links at the bottom of this article to read | | | | colorless diamond? What does this mean... this |
| about | | | | means you can buy more diamond for less |
| - More Diamond Color Information | | | | money without losing quality. Learn more at |
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| - Diamond Carat Size | | | | bottom of this article! |
| - Diamond Cut | | | | Diamond color is determined prior to mounting. |
| Diamonds can be in any color you can imagine... | | | | They must be observed as a loose stone and |
| from clear and colorless to the deepest black | | | | under the strictest lighting circumstances. Yeah, it's |
| diamonds, as well as any color in the rainbow. The | | | | really crazy. To grade the diamond on its color, |
| rarest diamond colors just so happen to be the | | | | the diamonds in question are compared to master |
| Christmas colors; red and green, and it's because | | | | diamonds that have a specific determined color |
| of this rarity that diamonds of this color can fetch | | | | value. It is this comparison that leads to a letter |
| record prices. | | | | on the diamond color scale: |
| If you are talking about fancy colored diamonds, | | | | Diamond Color: |
| then you speak of any diamond that is not clear | | | | - D: Colorless. This is the best of the best |
| and colorless... or at least striving to be. Even in | | | | - E: Minute traces of color can be detected |
| the Diamond Color Scale, at the right-most end of | | | | - F: Slight color detected |
| the measurement is another fancy color - yellow. | | | | - G-H: Near-colorless |
| Of the fancy color diamonds, the most popular | | | | - I-J: Near-colorless. Color is slightly detectable |
| colors are pink diamonds, blue, black and yellow | | | | So, now you're armed with the knowledge of |
| ones. | | | | Diamond Color, what does this do for you? |
| The best color for a diamond, especially in the | | | | |