All about Purple Diamonds

• Natural Purple diamonds are formed as a result of the plastic deformation of a diamond’s crystal structure. This is very similar to how the red diamonds are formed.

• The purple diamonds share many characteristics and properties with the red diamonds. They too are very rare and thus come at a very high price as well.

What is a Purple Diamond?

Purple diamonds are rare diamonds found in many different parts of the world. Some of the more popular places in which natural colored diamonds are found are Australia, Africa and Brazil.

There are two famous Purple Diamonds and the information about them is limited. The largest fancy vivid purple diamond known to exist is the Royal Purple Heart Diamond. It is believed that this diamond originated from Russia and weighs 7.34 carats. It was cut into a perfect heart shape.

The second popular purple diamond is the Supreme Purple Heart Diamond. But don’t be fooled by the name, this is in fact a round brilliant cut diamond. It is believed to have been found in the Amazon basin over 30 years ago.

The diamond is unique in it’s characteristics. This is one diamond that appears deep purple when viewed from one angle and deep red when viewed from another.

Several natural purple diamonds were found in 2008. In fact exactly 9 purple stones (diamonds) where found in a new diamond source at MetalexVentures, Dianor. To give a brief picture of the rareness of this purple diamond off the 649 diamonds found so far from this site only 9 were purple.

The Fancy Purple diamonds are extremely hard to find and the ones that are found often are lightly shaded with hints of pink, red, blue, gray or even brown. This results in a slight tinting and lowering the overall quality of the diamond.

Australia is one of the more popular places where the Purple diamonds are found; although there are several other new sites where it can be found.

The many shapes of the Purple Diamond:

The shape of a diamond is often referred to the “cut” of the diamond. The process of cutting a diamond into a specific shape requires great skill, some more than others . Some of the shapes even require special equipment to get them into the desired shape. The several different shapes are listed below:

• Round Shape Diamond: This shape is also called the famous brilliant cut. It brings out the 58 facets being one of the best feature of the round diamond. In general, this is the more preferred choice of all customers.

• Princess Cut Diamond: The name here has nothing to do with the shape. The name in fact is more to do with the way it makes you feel. It is believed that wearing this big rock makes one feel like a queen and hence the name. This is essentially a square diamond and a appears to be one big slab when worn. The princess cut diamond is designed for maximum brilliance and it is best to set in at least four prong setting to be on the safe side for the best performance.

• Asscher Diamond: The name has a lot to do with the Dutch brothers that introduced it, way back in 1902. The credit for it goes to the Asscher Brothers from Holland. This hybrid cut is a cross between the princess cut and the emerald cut diamond.

• Emerald Diamond: The emerald cut diamond has a lot to do with the emerald gemstones. This is a emerald shaped diamond that gives a dramatic light flash when combined with a nice setting that enables light to capture the diamond.

• Pear Shaped Diamond: This is also called the teardrop diamond and is a cross between the round and the marquise shape diamonds. This is unique is a many ways. One of them being the fact that it pointed at one end and round at the other.

• Marquise Diamond: The marquise diamond appears to be in a shape of a kayak with two ends pointed and the middle section being wide. A perfectly cut marquise diamond tends to pick up the light from all directions which produces a very wonderful effect.

• Cushion Cut Diamond: The cushion cut diamond, unlike the name suggests has little to do with the properties of a cushion. There was a time when they were very popular but till recently the only place you could buy one would be a estate auction of some kind. But things have changed now and the cushion cut diamond is one again in fashion and is available in the more modern jewellery stores. The cushion cut diamond once also called the miner’s cut has a shape that is quite deceptive. It can appear to be oval in shape and even a elongated rectangle with rounded corners to others. It doesn’t sparkle as much compared to the other shaped diamonds the reason is that this one has fewer facets.

• Oval Diamonds: The oval diamonds have a great amount of brilliance. It is well known that it is the round diamonds that called the brilliance diamonds, but the ovals diamonds do come quite close to that as well. They resemble the shape of an egg and sparkle plenty. The shape may be slightly different, like it can be either long and narrow or wide and stout. Either way the certificate provided along with the diamond will have all the specifications listed on it.

• Heart Shaped Diamond: For the more romantically inclined there is the heart shaped diamond, which as the name suggest is in the shape of a heart. It is a fancy shape diamond which is not the easiest diamond to get in shape. The cutting process for this one is slightly more complicated. Only a highly skilled cutter can be successful at creating a heart shaped diamond and that too by making use of some specialized equipment. For all these reasons are more the heart shaped diamond is slightly more expensive and hence are usually not very big.

• Radiant Diamond: Radiant diamond is designed such that it has maximum fire. It does such a great job of catching the light that it is virtually impossible to miss. The Radiant diamond is a hybrid between the round diamond and the Asscher cut. This is one of the more newer options since it is a fairly new shape.

GuildHallDiamond – your source for purple diamonds:

Natural Diamonds are very rare and the purple natural diamonds are even more rare. This is the chief reason why it is very expensive. Thus if you are looking for rare purple diamonds and for colored diamond investment, then look no further. Guild Hall Diamond are not just about selling diamonds; they help you as the customer understand what the diamonds are all about. They believe that the more educated the customer is the better it is for all involved. Besides which Guild Hall Diamond also does the tough job of grading the diamonds for you