Jan 20 2012
The Hues Of Diamonds In Diamond Engagement Rings
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Diamond engagement rings are ladies’ best friends. These rings represent and formalize agreements for future weddings. And for women, having their men ask their hands in marriage is one of the most joyful moments in their lives.
Customarily, it is the man who goes to the store to choose the best engagement ring for his woman. Purchasing an engagement ring is quite difficult as there are innumerable varieties, styles, and designs in the market. Additionally, upon closer look of a diamond, one would observe that it has a slight hue to it. That tinge of color constitutes a part of the four C’s—clarity, carat weight, cut, and color—that determine diamond quality. In this article, we will talk about the last C, which is color.
Many diamonds are not truly colorless. The tint comes from impurities that are molecularly embedded in the carbon that makes up the diamond. Yet it is the pure colorless diamonds, normally called white diamonds, which all other hues are judged to.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has created a list of guidelines to determine the true color of a diamond. The hue of a candidate diamond is compared to the color of a few control stones, which are pre-selected to a specific colour.
The diamond that is to be graded must be a loose stone. This means it must not be set into the metal since the metal can impact the natural color of the stone. Next, the candidate diamond is put table-down, pavilion-up beside the control stone. It is then viewed and scrutinized with a 10X loupe. A letter system from D to Z is then utilized to indicate the the diamond’s color with D being given to scarce, absolutely colorless diamonds.
* D to F – colorless or white
* G to J – almost colorless
* K to M – tinted in a faint yellow hue
* N to R – lightly tinted in a yellow hue. The tint is visible by the human eye, even without special grading equipment
* S to Z – moderately tinted, going to brown. The color is observable even when the diamond is placed on its setting.
Ask an experienced jeweler to assist you in selecting the right engagement ring and diamond earrings with the correct diamond color.
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