Friday, September 12, 2008

Some Facts About Natural Color Diamonds

Some facts that are associated with color diamonds are like –

  • Pink diamonds - are rarest of the diamonds and are mostly found in Argyle Mine in Australia.
  • Yellow diamonds - the yellow color is due to the presence of nitrogen. These are most common natural colored diamonds.
  • Blue diamonds - The famous Hope diamond is a blue diamond. It has the ability to conduct electricity and is formed from Boron.
  • Green diamonds - The green color is caused by radiation that took place in stone thousands of years ago. The famous green diamond is Dresdon Diamond.
  • Orange diamond - The famous orange diamond is The Pumpkin. The cause of orange color is nitrogen.
  • Red diamonds - A red color diamond is rarest, not many jewelers around the world have seen this color diamond too. The largest red diamond is the red shield 5.11carats.