colorful diamonds
Many people prefer colorful fancy diamonds over traditional clear or white diamonds. Some diamonds retain their natural color when mined, others are colored by gemologists and jewelers during the manufacturing process. To make them more accessible to the average consumer, companies have begun coloring lower quality diamonds to transform a less desirable yellow or brownish diamond into a beautiful, brightly colored diamond. Colored diamonds can be treated through a process called irradiation, which uses a high temperature system to change the color of the diamond. The remaining diamonds are treated by painting. Fancy colored diamonds Although many diamonds are tested and graded based on their colorlessness, some people prefer fancy colored diamonds that come in bright greens, yellows, reds, pinks, and everything in between. Some colored diamonds are naturally like this. When a diamond contain...