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According to Wikipedia, the Dresden Green Diamond, the most famous green diamond, owes its "...unique apple green color is due to natural exposure to radioactive materials..."
Some green diamonds are made more green after being irradiated in order to enhance its colour. This process treats or enhances a diamond, and therefore, makes it less valuable than a naturally coloured diamond. A certified gemologist can identify such diamonds.
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What makes diamonds sparkle colors?
Diamonds reflect all colors of light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), so, like a rainbow, you see all of these colors reflected in the gem.
What element makes diamonds blue?
Boron is the trace element in blue diamonds.
What are green diamonds called?
A diamond, there is no specific name for a green colored diamond.
What makes purple diamonds purple?
Purple diamonds become purple every year when a new president is elected
Why are diamonds crystalline?
Because it has a definite geometric pattern that makes it a crystalline solid.
Who makes black diamonds?
Mother earth makes black diamonds.
How are green diamonds made?
According to Wikipedia, green colour in natural diamonds is caused by exposure to radiation. Manufactured or enhanced diamonds may be coloured green using different methods.
What makes diamonds sparkle colors?
Diamonds reflect all colors of light (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet), so, like a rainbow, you see all of these colors reflected in the gem.
What makes diamonds a natural resource?
Diamonds are a resource and are made naturally by the earth.
What element makes diamonds blue?
Boron is the trace element in blue diamonds.
What are green diamonds called?
A diamond, there is no specific name for a green colored diamond.
Where can one view real green diamonds?
One can view real green diamonds on sites like Silver Gold Bull. This site features diamonds of different colors. Another website is rarecoloreddiamonds dot com.
What makes colored diamonds?
Gem-quality diamonds are coloured by the inclusion of trace minerals within the crystalline composition of the diamond. For example, nitrogen makes diamonds yellow and/or brown; boron gives diamonds a blue hue, and some coloured diamonds acquire their colour based on structural defects.
What makes diamonds rare?
Because they are rare
Blue and yellow makes what color?
Green
What makes purple diamonds purple?
Purple diamonds become purple every year when a new president is elected
What colors can you get cremation diamonds in?
Red, Blue, Yellow, Green or colorless
