Yes. However, once the stone is cut and polished, some producers will irradiate the stone to enhance its natural colour. Any stone treated this way should be labeled as a treated stone. Sadly, this isn't always the case.
A gemologist can certify a diamond as a natural colour or as a treated colour, because the treatment can always be detected by a gemologist.
The first canary diamond to be discovered was the Yellow Canary Diamond found in Africa in 1866. It was called the Eureka diamond. It was pale yellow and was 10.7 carats. The presence of nitrogen in the diamond creation process is what adds the yellow color to the diamond.Another AnswerThe Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa; it is brownish-yellow in colour. Read more about it, below.The notion 'canary' as a descriptor of a diamond came about closer to the late 1890s - early 1900s, when Cape diamonds -- diamonds found in South Africa, were defined as such. The first Cape yellow diamond was found in 1869.You can read more about yellow diamonds -- canary diamonds -- and how they got their name in a brief history, below.
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The first diamond was likely found in India, where diamond mining has been documented as far back as the 4th century BCE. However, the exact person who found the very first diamond in the world is not accurately recorded in history.
Since diamonds have been part of human history for more than 6,000 years, the colour of the first diamond has been lost to history.
The largest M color diamond that is easily found in an Internet search is an 8.74 carat diamond priced at US$146,122, as below. A larger stone will cost you relatively more.
Since diamonds were known as long as 6,000 years ago in India, it's hard to say who found the first diamond, since there is no documentation recording the finder's name.
the first diamond was found in 1866 in south AfricaAnother AnswerThe name of the person who first picked up a diamond from the earth -- probably in India some 6,000 years ago -- has been lost to history.
You can get a diamond color enhanced through coating or polishing.
Since the first diamond was found by a human, admired and prized, probably 6,000 years ago, what happened to it specifically is not recorded in history.
The first diamond discovered in South Africa was found at Hopetown. It was the 23,25 carat Eureka.
Diamonds have been part of human history for about 6,000 years, before humans began keeping written records of alluvial diamonds. Identifying the biggest alluvial diamond ever found, then, is not possible. Probably, the first diamond found and admired was an alluvial diamond. You can read more, below.