The color of a pink diamond is due to a change in its internal structure, where its carbon atoms are misaligned or its internal lattice is distorted to give it a pinkish hue. Diamonds have long been prized by connoisseurs, and only about 10% of pink diamonds mined worldwide can be called rare pink diamonds.
[Origin].
①India
Before the 18th century, most people believed that India was the origin of diamonds. Most of India's high-quality diamonds come from the Kollur Mines in southern India, near Golconda.
Examples include the Darya-i-Noor (186 carats), the largest pink diamond in existence.
There is also the 60-carat Nur-el-Ain, the 56.71-carat Shah Jahaan pink diamond.
② South Africa
Other famous pink diamonds developed in South Africa are the Steinmetz Pink Diamond. It is the world's largest assortment of natural pink diamonds, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) color rating of this diamond is Fancy Vivid Pink, which is the highest grade of pink diamonds.
③Australia
In the mid-1980s, the situation changed dramatically with the emergence of the Argyle Mine, located in the remote western region of Australia.
The Argyle Mine became one of the world's largest sources of assorted diamonds.
[color].
GIA color grading scale:
(faint)
(very light)
(light)
(fancy light)
(fancy)
(facy intense)
(fancy deep)
fancy vivid pink
(fancy dark pink)
pink diamond secondary colors
1️⃣Purplish Pink
2️⃣Orangey Pink
3️⃣Brownish Pink
There are also cases where there are two secondary colors Brownish Purplish Pink
When the different colors reach a certain ratio, there is no distinction between primary and secondary colors, it is simply called: Pink - Purple.
Pink diamonds with secondary colors are very common.
In most cases, the fewer the secondary colors, the more obvious the main color is, and the higher the value. However, there are cases where the secondary color highlights the primary color more, such as pink diamonds with purple tones, which makes the primary color more visible and increases the value.
Generally speaking, the value of purple powder is higher, is the assortment of value, collection of colors, followed by pure powder, followed by orange powder , brown powder.
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