What is fluorescence and why is it important in diamonds?
There are many reasons to consider fluorescence in diamonds. It appears as a comment on grading reports, is increasingly being showcased as a unique and intriguing characteristic at industry events and plays an important role in natural diamond verification.
CVD Synthetic Diamond Fashioned to Imitate a Rough Natural Diamond
A 6.87 ct synthetic diamond has been analysed; it had been fashioned into an approximately octahedral shape similar to that of a natural rough diamond. Detailed visual examination of the stone revealed features inconsistent with a natural diamond and more detailed analysis confirmed that it was a synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapour deposition.
Which Screening Device?
As synthetic diamonds become increasingly prevalent in the jewellery industry, the need to screen diamond parcels and finished pieces to verify their source has grown significantly.
Using the DiamondView™ to help identify and differentiate natural diamonds from laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs)
Many consumers believe it’s impossible to distinguish between a natural diamond, formed in the Earth, and a man-made or laboratory-grown diamond. However, this is not true and there are ways to verify that a diamond is natural.
