Stones do not become diamonds. Diamonds are formed from carbon that is placed under very high temperatures and pressures.
Take your stone to a local jeweler, who can use a probe to confirm that the stone is either a diamond, or not a diamond.
The process is called diamond cutting.
Take the stone to a jeweler who can use a probe to determine whether the stone is a diamond or not.
Using a diamond probe, a jeweler can help you determine whether or not the stone you have is a diamond.
No. Diamonds come from the diamond mining process.
A genuine diamond is a natural stone that has been mined, graded, cut and polished, which results in its becoming a gemstone.
You can require a certificate from the Kimberley Process that covers a stone, which indicates that the stone is not a conflict diamond.You can read more about the Kimberley Process, below.
Diamond fragments separated from a diamond stone during the cutting process are collected and used to cut and polish other diamonds.
No stone compares to a diamond.
The provenance of a conflict diamond will be clouded, unclear and usually illegal. A Kimberly Process certified diamond shows the stone's origin and its documented journey from mine to broker. Otherwise, a diamond is a diamond is a diamond.
A pink diamond stone, depending on its clarity and depth of colour, will generally fetch a higher price than a similarly clear and colourless stone. A pink diamond is more rare than a colourless diamond, and thus will be more expensive, eventhough the planning, cutting and polishing process is the same for both raw diamond stones..
diamond = cacbon + stone
Take your stone to a local jeweler, who can use a probe to confirm that the stone is either a diamond, or not a diamond.
Diamond
A diamond saw which is a steel wheel with a soft coper rim into which diamond dust is pressed. The cutting process needs to be cooled with water.
Take your stone to a certified gemologist to confirm that it is a diamond. It could be a crystal stone of another type, and not a diamond. One reason why a diamond stone would appear hazy to the naked eye is because of flaws in the stone. If the stone is a diamond, it is probably not an expensive stone, given its apparent lack of clarity.
Stone for stone, a diamond is more expensive than an emerald.