A GIA round 3 carat F color, VVS2 clarity diamond can cost about $56,900 and 3 carat round H color, SI2 (100% eye clean) clarity diamond costs about $25,951. You can select a good quality diamond if you focus on the cut and compromise on the clarity, depending on your budget.
About $800
Depending on the cut, colour, clarity and exact carat weight, you could buy a diamond of about this weight today from Blue Nile and spend between US$17,000 and US$21,000. Then, you'd pay for the setting.
The value of a diamond depends on its cut, colour, carat weight and its clarity. A local jeweler can answer your question.
A 3 carat round G color, VS2 clarity, IGI certified diamond is worth about $ $39,115. For further details you can email at www.dubaiwholesalediamonds.com/enquiry.
The value of diamonds depends greatly on their clarity, the quality of their cut and their color. To purchase a 3 carat diamond from a retail source with quality better than SI2 you will be spending at least 20 thousand dollars!
Any diamond is 'worth' what someone will pay you for it. If you have such a diamond, best practices dictate that you pay a certified gemologist for a certificate describing and valuing the gem. You can purchase a diamond of this weight, colour and clarity grade, depending on the cut and pay from US$24,800 to US$30,700.
There are 5 carats per gram. The answer is then 3/5 of a gram, or 0.6 grams.
Depending on the cut, colour, clarity and exact carat weight, you could buy a diamond of about this weight today from Blue Nile and spend between US$17,000 and US$21,000. Then, you'd pay for the setting.
Every diamond is valued according to its colour, carat weight, clarity and cut. You've offered a MM measurement, which isn't a criteria of a diamond's worth.
About 3.5$ mil.added 11/3/2010Not exactly true.A standard ounce of is 141.747 carats.Industrial diamonds can sell for $1-$5 per carat .Jewelry grade diamonds can cost $50 per carat for the smallest diamonds to $2000-$10,000 for a nice white 1 carat diamond to $25 million for a 50 carat diamond. ( diamond over 20 carats are generally considered semi unique and hard to price)So given that range an ounce of diamonds can cost from about $150 up to $300,000,000. In addition since a single 141.47 carat diamond would be one of the largest diamonds in the world, it could be priceless
The diamond weighs one carat. Its other dimensions depend on its cut: round, princess, emerald and so forth. A carat is 0.2 grams; a pure diamond has a density of 3.5 gm cm-3 which translates to a volume of 0.057 cm3 per carat. As stated in the first answer the linear dimensions depend on the shape that is cut.
The weight of a fake 3 carat clear diamond will vary depending on the material it is made from. Typically, a cubic zirconia (commonly used for fake diamonds) that is 3 carats in size would weigh around 0.6 grams, much lighter than a real diamond of the same size which would weigh approximately 0.6 grams.