Knowledge About Lab Grown Fancy Colored Diamonds
Discover the world of fancy colored diamonds. While natural colored diamonds have always been highly coveted and expensive, advances in technology now allow us to own lab-grown fancy colored diamonds of comparable or superior quality at a more accessible price.
Formation of Lab Grown Fancy Colored Diamonds
So how are lab grown fancy colored diamonds created? Are they truly identical to natural diamonds? To understand lab grown fancy colored diamonds, we must first understand how natural colored diamonds are formed. The color of natural colored diamonds is a result of the presence of chemical elements during the diamond formation process.
Lab Grown Fancy Yellow Diamonds
Natural yellow diamonds form due to the inclusion of "Nitrogen" during the formation process. Lab grown yellow diamonds are formed by injecting the same nitrogen elements in a laboratory setting.
Lab Grown Fancy Blue Diamonds
Natural blue diamonds form due to the inclusion of "Boron" during the formation process. Lab Grown fancy blue diamonds are formed by injecting the same elements in a laboratory setting.
Lab Grown Fancy Pink Diamonds
The formation of natural pink diamonds is relatively unique compared to other colored diamonds. It occurs through crystal variations that cause changes in the surrounding electrons, followed by the absorption and release of infrared energy, resulting in the color change.
Lab grown fancy pink diamonds derive their color through irradiation and low-temperature annealing. During the treatment process, N-V centers are formed, which primarily absorb yellow and orange-yellow light, giving the diamond a pink hue. This is the color source for most pink diamonds.
Lab Grown Fancy Green Diamonds
Natural green diamonds are formed through natural radiation or the presence of certain trace elements such as nickel or vanadium during the diamond formation process. Natural green diamonds are extremely rare, and in the lab grown diamond market, lab grown green diamonds are also very rare. To cultivate green diamonds, a combination of radiation and appropriate elements is required.
Lab Grown Fancy Purple Diamonds
Natural purple diamonds form due to the inclusion of hydrogen during the formation process. Cultivated purple diamonds are formed by injecting the same hydrogen gas in a laboratory setting.
