Pastor-Genève bvba Investment Guide

An article about different kinds of diamonds posted by Pastor-Genève
Author: Mike
Pink Champagne Diamond Attractive champagne diamonds with secondary pink colour are also available and command a higher price per carat than champagne diamonds. These stones display slight to bold flashes of pink in their fire.

Argyle Pink Champagne Diamonds are available in three ranges of shades, More…from light pink champagne to medium and dark pink champagne.

As pink is one of the rarest colours found in diamonds, even secondary colours demand a higher price depending on depth and strength of colour. Yellow Diamonds

Yellow Diamond Fancy yellow diamonds come in a broad range of shades ranging from light yellow to a rich canary colour.

Coloured Diamonds - cornerstones of wealth and security. A limited quantity of fancy yellow diamonds is recovered from the Argyle mine. Blue Diamonds

Blue Diamond Fancy blue diamonds are available in a wide range of shades, from the blue of the sky to a more “steely” colour than sapphire. Limited quantities of fancy blue diamonds are recovered from the Argyle mine. Green Diamonds

Green Diamond Fancy green diamonds are also available. Usually, penetration of the colour is not very deep and is often removed during the fashioning of the stone.

A limited quantity of fancy green diamonds is recovered from the Argyle mine. Diamond Simulants

Cubic Zirconia Cubic Zirconia (CZ) is the most commonly encountered diamond simulant. All commercial CZ is formed in laboratories however, it is also found in nature. In both its synthetic and natural forms, CZ is colourless but colour can be introduced. A thermal pen tester can quickly and easily detect CZ.

Synthetic moissanite is a new diamond simulant to join the long list of products that imitate diamonds. Although moissanite is being marketed as a new unique, synthetic gemstone, some of its properties are close enough to those of diamonds to lead to confusion in the trade.