“These natural colored diamonds are beautiful, but what makes them simply extraordinary is their extreme rarity!”

“What are colored diamonds? We often think of natural diamonds as the scintillating colorless or white gems that humans have cherished for thousands of years. Formed deep within the Earth under extreme heat and pressure, these treasures only develop when carbon atoms bond together in a crystal lattice structure. But many forget that certain variables, like the internal trapping of non-carbon atoms or changes in pressure, can alter the stone during a diamond’s formation. This results in diamonds of nearly every color in the rainbow, better known as “fancy-colored diamonds.” This natural phenomenon is one of the rarest and most beautiful things we see in nature.”

I was first introduced to natural colored diamonds from my mentor in the jewelry business…Robert Haack.  Robert spent his lifetime collecting some of the most beautiful and rarest colors of diamonds in every shape, size and color.  His hunt for these rarities took him to all corners of the earth and I accompanied him on sone of these quests.  What a thrill for a gemologist like me to see and learn firsthand from such an expert as Robert was.  He was especially fond of the pinks and blue…which are amongst the rarest of colors.  I too developed a deep appreciation for such unusual gems and for my good fortune in hearing the tales of his finding these gems to add to is collection.  

Here’s the link to the full article and spectacular photos of some of the world’s most coveted diamond colors. 

 Diamonds 101: The Science of Colored Diamonds (naturaldiamonds.com)

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