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Impurities, flaws or defects make the diamond a rare and unique piece. No same piece is available. That is why that increases rather than decreases the value of diamonds.

The thing I find strange now is how many diamonds that 20 years ago would be considered so grossly flawed and/or impure as to be good for nothing but industrial abrasives are now considered jewelry grade. For example, 20 years ago no jeweler would facet and mount a solid black diamond! Now they call them "chocolate" diamonds and sell them at a premium!

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When a solid changes to a gas (sublimation), it absorbs energy from its surroundings, leading to a decrease in temperature. The energy is used to break the intermolecular forces holding the solid together, rather than raising the temperature.


Is chocolate diamonds man made?

Brown diamonds are the most common of coloured diamonds found. Chocolate is simply the name of one of the shades of natural brown diamonds. Lab-created diamonds are generally 'white' diamonds.


Why are some diamonds fake?

No diamond is fake; but there are fake diamonds. Because natural diamonds are expensive and engaging to the human eye, many people want to own and wear diamonds, so a fake diamond can be substituted in the place of a real stone.


Can you make diamonds from human ashes?

No, diamonds cannot be made directly from human ashes. While it is possible to create memorial diamonds using carbon extracted from cremated remains, the process involves high pressure and high temperature treatments in a lab setting, rather than simply transforming ashes into diamonds.


Is a white diamond a real diamond?

Natural diamonds in the white color scale are graded from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow). The white color range is known as G-H grade. The question of whether what you are looking at is real or not should be considered regarding the material rather than the color, as natural diamonds come in very many colors, usually white. Check if the diamond is man made, cubic zircon, Russian simulate or something similar. Clarity enhanced diamonds are also real, natural diamonds. Diamonds are valued by how closely they approach colorlessness - the less color, the higher the value. Most diamonds found in jewelry stores run from colorless to near-colorless with slight hints of yellow or brown. The only exceptions are the fancy color diamonds that lie outside of this range. Many of these color distinctions are so subtle that they are invisible to the untrained eye. But these slight color differences make a very big difference in diamond quality and price. PS - The diamonds described above are actually not white but colorless. There are truly white diamonds they are very rare. The best are opalescent and quite beautiful. Check out Stephen Hofer's book, "Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds". Or visit vividpink.diamonds to get a newly released digital copy.

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