| Few people know of the Fancy Colored | | | | vivid. The stronger the color the higher the price, |
| Diamonds, at least many people may not know | | | | and this goes for all Fancy Colored Diamonds. |
| them by that name. There're many colors to | | | | Pink Diamonds have been the most popular of the |
| meet the eye. These rough diamonds become | | | | colored diamonds. Fancy vivid and Fancy dark are |
| classified, certified, put in categories and go | | | | the most adored and therefore the most |
| through a grading process. Some of you may | | | | expensive. Red, purple and orange are the |
| know of the famous Blue Diamond or the very | | | | secondary hues found in pink diamonds and the |
| expensive Pink Diamond purchased by famous | | | | color in these natural pink rocks are caused by a |
| celebrities. These rocks are quite popular with | | | | process called plastic deformation. Pink stones play |
| Hollywood Celebrities and the wealthy the world | | | | the role of cupid among the colored diamonds. |
| over. | | | | Blue Diamonds can be bought in a varied selection |
| Fancy Diamonds are found primarily in the Argyle | | | | of shapes and intensities. They are usually |
| mines of Australia. Their extremely rare and | | | | certified by GIA or IGI. Loose blue rocks are |
| precious, constituting less than 1% of the world | | | | extremely rare and as a result, their prices are |
| quantity of rough diamonds manufactured every | | | | very high. Fancy blues are completely natural and |
| year and this quantity gets less each year. These | | | | are classified as either gray-blue or green-blue. |
| precious stones are found in many different | | | | The color in gray-blue, grayish-blue, blackish-blue, |
| colors such as; pink, blue, red, yellow, green, | | | | or black-blue rocks are caused by the presence |
| brown, purple, orange, gray, black, violet and even | | | | of small amounts of boron in their molecular |
| fancy white. Fancy loose diamonds can appear | | | | structure. Green-blue or greenish-blue (teal) |
| either as one primary color or one with a | | | | colored diamonds usually contain nitrogen |
| secondary hue. When the colored stone appears | | | | impurities in aggregate form. |
| as a single color, the price is much more | | | | Famous people like actor and director, Ben |
| expensive. An example of one with a secondary | | | | Affleck purchased a 6.1 carat pink diamond as an |
| hue is a pink diamond with an orange hue or a | | | | engagement ring for Jennifer Lopez. David |
| fancy color of brown, green and yellow, or a | | | | Beckham purchased for his Wife, Victoria Posh |
| grayish blue diamond. | | | | Adams, Formerly known as Spice Girl, a $1.8 |
| After these diamonds have been classified, these | | | | million pink diamond apology ring. At two |
| natural rough rocks are certified in a gemological | | | | consecutive Sotheby auctions, Blue Diamond |
| institute such as GIA, HRD, and IGI. Once a stone | | | | dealer Lawrence Graff paid for a 3.73 carat fancy |
| has been graded and certified the natural loose | | | | vivid blue diamond and Lisa Moussaieff payed for |
| diamond will have it's own ID number. | | | | a 39.19 carat blue diamond. |
| Measurements of the loose diamonds, diamond | | | | More and more, people are learning of these |
| weight, diamond shape, clarity, polish, symmetry, | | | | beautiful and rare diamond colors. Blue and pink |
| and it's fluorescence are recorded with the | | | | are the most common of the colors but the |
| diamond ID. Colored diamonds come in all cuts, | | | | other colors are cheaper and just as beautiful. |
| including: princess, oval, marquise, heart, pear, | | | | Knowing the diamonds are classified, certified, and |
| radiant, asscher, emerald, cushion and round. | | | | graded adds quality assurance to the selections |
| The diamond price is reflected by these | | | | available for consumers. With the many different |
| categories: color, cut, clarity, and carat cut. | | | | colors and secondary hues, you could find that |
| Colored diamonds are polished in a way unlike | | | | perfect and very unique diamond like no other. |
| your common white diamond. On these diamonds, | | | | The wealthy in many of the nations of our world |
| the color needs to be emphasized as much as | | | | have been enjoying the beauty of these stones |
| possible. The grading system for colored stones, | | | | for ages. Now it's time for you to see the beauty |
| unlike white diamonds, go by color intensity. Fancy | | | | of these Fancy Colored Diamonds and have one |
| diamonds are graded by: light, fancy light, fancy, | | | | of your own. |
| fancy intense, fancy deep, fancy dark and fancy | | | | |