How Can You Tell If a Diamond is Real

4 factors called 4C’s determines

whether the

diamond is real or not.

4C’s are :• Color• Clarity• Cut &• Carat Weight

The Print Test

• Place the diamond over a printing.• Diamonds will not work as a magnifying glasses and

you can’t see any lines,letters or circles due to the phenomenon called refraction.

• Diamonds refract so much light. • The print test is not completely reliable. Depends on

the diamond cut.

Testing with Light

• By using small light test can be carried on.• Place the light towards the stone and see a bright halo

around the rim. • Real diamonds will never show any rainbow but it shows

typical grey shadows.

Breathing Test • Diamonds are good conductor of heat.• Breathe on the surface of the stone and check whether it has fog on its

surface. • You should not be able to see the moisture on a real diamond. • If you are not sure about the stone, the cmplete thermal conductivity

evaluation done by a jeweler can clarify your doubts about the quality of diamond.

Look Up Close

• Keen observation to the speck, ridge, and facet will let you identify your gem.

• Diamonds consist of inclusions, which are small bits of other minerals which is crushed into the stone while the formation

• So the presence of impurities doesn’t mean a gem is not real

Tips for Diamond Buying

TIPS• Some tips can help to prevent you from being pressured to purchase a

gem that turns out to be something other than a diamond. You have to get something worth for your money you paid.

• Usually Real diamonds will be mount in an setting, which means that you can see around the rear of the gem and the back surface isn't coated with any substances like silver. Diamonds can also be broken due to the inclusions, Do not hit the or crush the stone for testing.

• If the stone looks like the real, Do the the four C's: Carat, Color, Clarity & Cut.

• Inner portion of the stone can degrade its appearance and stability, while a stone which is not cut properly may fail to shine to its best advantage.

• Buyers should be aware that these stones are mainly in white, But they can be pink, yellow, blue, and other colors.

• We can determine the value of a diamond by considering the size,visual appearance, and faceting

Interesting Factors

Jewelers can determine if diamonds are real or fake

It is important to know if a diamond is real before proposing with it.

Some fake diamonds are actually quartz.

Real diamonds typically cast grayish shadows, not rainbows, when light is placed on them.

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