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Blue Diamonds
By Woro Swasti
The blue diamonds are very rare color diamonds. They have very high prices. Yet, blue diamonds jewelry today are getting popular and desirable.
Formerly, blue diamonds were found for the first time in India. Then, they also found in South Africa.
Some of the blue diamonds have property as natural semiconductors. This is one property of blue diamonds that makes them different from other diamonds. Most other diamonds are electrical insulators. The color and conductivity of blue diamonds came from the trace amounts of boron impurity in the diamond’s crystal structure.
Over the years, people developed technique to create blue diamond stone. Common diamond is treated with addition of boron, or irradiating, and followed by heat treatment. This treatment result in enhanced blue diamond with blue color nearly the same as the natural blue diamonds.
The most famous blue diamond is The Hope Diamond. It is the largest blue diamond in the world with 45.5 carat weight. This jewelry has a marvellous deep grayish-blue color. Some people used to believe that it was cursed.
Another blue diamond that very expensive is Wittelsbach Diamond. It is once belong to the King of Spain. This blue diamond is a 35.5 carat fancy deep blue diamond with antique oval stellar brilliant cut. Wittelsbach Diamond has a value of $24 million, sold at Christie’s auction in London on December 2008.
Blue diamonds have sparkle which is not exist in other stones. The other blue gemstone is sapphire, and it is not as sparkling as blue diamond. Also, blue diamonds are much harder than sapphires and more durable.
Today, blue diamonds jewelry are available in various setting. There are blue diamond rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, and many other jewelry. Having one of these precious blue diamonds jewelry will make you even more exclusively, as blue diamonds are very valuable jewelry indeed.
Please also check out my other guide on Diamond Set
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