Every diamond is valued/ priced according to its carat weight, clarity, colour and cut.
Today black diamonds are sold for prices that are comparable to those of white diamonds.
Black diamonds, properly Carbonado, are priced a little less than clear diamonds of the same carat weight.Your local jeweler may be able to show you black diamonds with prices.
Heat treating any diamond may enhance it, but also devalues it. Heat treating natural diamonds is common, and may include black diamonds. You can read more about the process of heat treating diamonds, below.
Black diamonds are black.
Black diamonds are located towards the southern part of Africa. Many Africans are treated terribly and unjustly violating their human rights. They are expected to dig for diamonds all day so that they can be sold for high profits in developed countries.
A black diamond tattoo stands for uniqueness, and rarity. Black diamonds are very rare, and much different from traditional, regular diamonds.
You can buy black diamonds.
Black diamonds are diamonds, but they are black, and not transparent. Follow the link, below, to see photos of black diamonds.
Mother earth makes black diamonds.
Diamonds can be found naturally occuring in a range of colors, including black diamonds. They are not artificially made.
Black diamonds that are available in the market are usually low grade white diamonds that have been colored black, however, natural black diamonds can be expensive depending on the quality.
Lethbridge Black Diamonds was created in 1992.