Color Diamond Encyclopedia



Natural color diamonds defined

The origin of color

Colored diamonds vs. colored gems

Natural color vs. Treated color

Treatments

The 4 C's

Carat vs. Color

Clarity vs. Color

Color vs. Color

Cut vs. Color

The role of laboratories

Color grading of Cape and equivalent colors

Color grading of color diamonds

Color certificates

Rarity and price

Marketing

Price per color

Price per carat

Budget

Historical origins

India

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

Brazil (1730-1870)

Borneo

South Africa (1870-1920)

The 20's

Renewed Interest (1970)

People

Allnatt (vivid yellow)

Ashberg (amber)

Black Orlov (black)

Blue Heart (deep blue)

Darya-i Nur (pale pink)

De Young Red (brown red)

Dresden Green (green)

Florentine (light yellow)

Golden Jubilee (gold brown)

Grand Cond (fancy pink)

Great Chrysanthemum (golden brown)

Gruosi (black)

Hope (sapphire-like dark blue)

Hortensia (light orangey pink)

Incomparable (brownish yellow)

Mouna (intense yellow)

Moussaieff Red (red)

Orlov (slightly bluish-green)

Porges (yellow)

Pumpkin Diamond (vivid orange)

Red Cross (canary yellow)

Tereschenko (blue)

Tiffany (canary yellow)

Wittelsbach (dark blue)

Angola

Australia : Argyle

Borneo

Brazil

British Guyana

Canada and new production

Central African Republic

China

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guinea

Russia

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Venezuela, Ivory Coast and continental drift

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Stone 2

Stone 3

Stone 4

Stone 5

Credits

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