There are many people who associate diamonds with a crystal clear flawless white diamond. While that is correct, that is not the only kind of diamond that is available.
Diamonds can be colored too. And for those who do know that colored diamonds exist, the natural fancy colored diamonds are usually very rare and expensive.
Among the colored diamonds, the Yellow Diamond is the least rare while the blue diamond is one of the rarest of the colored diamonds.
The most popular blue diamond in the world is the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
It is also the largest Blue Diamond at 45.52 carats. The robbery incident give a fair idea of how valuable and popular the Blue Diamond really are.
The Millennium Dome Diamond Robbery was a plan to stead 12 large diamonds, estimated at a total value of 200 Million pounds. Lucky enough for those concerned it was a failed attempt. Eleven of those 12 diamonds where blue diamond.
Are Blue diamond natural?
- The simple answer to this is, Yes natural blue diamonds are often found though they are very rare. The fact of the matter is that Blue Diamonds are so rare that most of the Jewellers would not have seen one and may never own one.
- That said over the after conducting some studies a process has been developed to produce blue diamonds in a laboratory. This is done by recreating the conditions that existed Millions of years ago and using high temperature treatment.
- Thus it is a good idea to ask the jeweller having Blue Diamonds jewellery whether or not they are truly natural or have been modified in a laboratory. These diamonds are called treated blue diamonds.
How are rare is rare:
- Blue diamonds are extremely rare. One can imagine how rare since most of the jewellers have not yet seen and will probably never own one. Most of the jewellers will never bother finding one either.
- These natural blue diamonds are found in very few mines around the world. In general the Blue Diamond come from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Australia and near from Pretoria, South Africa Petra Diamond’s Cullinan mine. However very small number of blue diamonds are also found in Goloconda mind in India.
- When it comes to the cost of the Blue Diamonds you can imagine it is quite high since they are very rare. The cost of a fancy blue diamond with high clarity can be much more than an ordinary colorless diamond.
Guild Hall Diamonds:
- We feel it is our duty to make sure the Diamond Buyers who have no or limited knowledge regarding the many facts about diamonds are making an educated decision when it comes to buying diamonds.
- While many tend to do some research prior to making an expensive purchase (like buying the diamond) it can hardly compare with the many years of experience that can be provided by Guild Hall Diamonds. In addition to which they also offer assistance and help while grading the diamonds