Learn About White Diamonds

Know the Hardest Jewel…
Colorless and near-colorless diamonds are sometimes referred to as "white”. White Diamond the hardest gemstone has got weakness and strengths to define it. Though weaknesses are few and strengths are abundance. Diamond has four directions of cleavage which means a single blow in any of the direction can split this hardest gemstone. It has broad color range with high refraction and dispersion or fire within. White Diamond is the birthstone for the month of April, not so reactive to the chemicals and a polymorph of the element carbon. White diamonds have a seeming color hue resembling snow, refined sugar, or pasteurized whole milk. Such types of diamonds contain a high concentration of submicroscopic inclusions that scatter light, yielding a translucent "milky" white face-up color. White diamonds can have a brownish, bluish, yellowish and grayish appearance.

Significant of knowing the White Diamond…

White Diamond is described with the 4C’s i.e. Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat; Cut generally refers to two characteristics: the shape of the stone, and the quality by which the shape is rendered. Clarity of a White Diamond is determined by the presence of impurities, internal fractures, inclusions, polish, and cleanliness. White Diamond comes in rainbow Colors or more than it. The common shades yellow to brown, cognac color, blue etc… these colored Diamonds are called as the Fancy Colored Diamonds. Carat is one of the importance factors in Diamonds. Carat is generally measured as one-fifth of a gram (or 200 milligrams). Diamonds weighing less than a carat are often measured in points, or hundredths of a carat (100 points equals 1 carat).

Formation of this wonderful Diamond…

Kimberlite rocks are hosts to the diamond crystals which is crushed into fine gravel, so that the diamonds within are not damaged, and can be merely freed. Diamonds are generally found in the pipes, core to the deepest crust of the volcanoes and also in the alluvial deposit. Places where Diamonds are found in abundance are South Africa and neighboring countries India Brazil Russia Australia USA Arkansas Canada.

Sources of White Diamond…

White diamonds are produced all over the world in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The best qualities of white diamonds are recovered from the Argyle mine.