Colored Diamonds – Are They Real Or Fake Diamonds?
Colored diamonds are high fashion nowadays. The trend for wearing them started on the celebrity Red Carpet, and when A-list figures, such as Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham received pink diamond engagement and eternity rings, interest peaked. And where the celebrities go, everyday fashion follows. But most colored diamonds these days do not have celebrity price tags. This is because they are normally treated by irradiation and temperature. So does this mean they are fake diamonds? Although most diamonds are colorless, fancy colored diamonds do form naturally in the Earth’s crust. But they are incredibly rare. Natural fancies get their color hues from different trace elements present within the crystal structure of the diamond. Trace nitrogen produces yellow diamonds. Other trace elements produce different colors including red, green, yellow, orange, blue, pink, purple and violet as well as many shades in between, and the color can be intense (saturated) or faint. But their very rar
