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Blue diamonds are blue due to the inclusion of very trace amounts of boron.
Blue diamonds are white diamonds that happened to grow near a source of boron. The boron is included in the diamond crystal and substitutes in a few spots for carbon.
Boron has three electrons: carbon has four. When combined, this creates an opening allowing some light energy to be absorbed. Incoming red light is thus filtered out returning a blue color to your eye.
The Hope Diamond is the most famous of the blue diamonds.
You can read the link, below, to learn more details of how boron makes diamonds (and LED's) blue.
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What makes the Hope Diamond blue?
It's blue cast comes from the mineral boron, which is included in trace amounts in the stone.
A name of a blue diamond?
The Hope Diamond is a blue diamond.
What colours are in the Hope Diamond?
The Hope Diamond is basically a blue diamond.
Is more a blue diamond or a red diamond?
A red diamond will cost you more than a blue diamond, given that all other characteristics of the stones are equal.
How do you tell the difference between a blue diamond and a blue sapphire?
Diamond is much harder than Sapphire. also the Diamond will be more sparkly.
What makes a blue diamond rare?
The natural occurrence of boron within the diamond lattice is unusual and rare, making diamonds blue, and therefore, rare.
What makes the Hope Diamond blue?
It's blue cast comes from the mineral boron, which is included in trace amounts in the stone.
Where is the Blue Diamond Library in Blue Diamond located?
The address of the Blue Diamond Library is: 14 Cottonwood Dr, Blue Diamond, 89004 0040
A name of a blue diamond?
The Hope Diamond is a blue diamond.
What is a blue diamond extacy?
"Blue Diamond" refers to the pill press used to shape the ecstasy powder into a pill. Blue Diamond is generally viewed as one of the strongest makes of ecstasy, but this becomes more and more false as all drugs become less pure over time.
What does it mean when diamonds glow a different color under a black light?
it formed in a formation where flourescent minerals were present and they became part of the carbon bond that makes up the diamond. it usually makes the diamond more valuable. the hope diamond is flourescent (blue?)
When was Blue Diamond - comics - created?
Blue Diamond - comics - was created in 1941.
What sales did Blue Diamond have in 2003?
Blue Diamond's 2003 sales were $422 million
Where can one purchase a Blue Nile diamond?
A Blue Nile diamond can be purchased straight from the Blue Nile website. On Blue Nile, one can get a ring built by selecting the diamond, setting, and metal.
Who makes diamond white cider?
Constellation makes Diamond White
Where is the Bonnie Springs Zoo in Blue Diamond Nevada located?
The address of the Bonnie Springs Zoo is: 16395 Blue Diamond Rd, Blue Diamond, NV 89004
What colours are in the Hope Diamond?
The Hope Diamond is basically a blue diamond.
