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diamond ring questions

»thediamondbuyingguide.com/

Tons of info here.

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Also, I forgot to mention that with the exception of some rare color diamonds, a colored diamond can be much cheaper on a carat basis, and blue diamonds look stunning in a ring.

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Buy "used" diamonds to save $. Diamonds get marked down more than a new car driven off the lot.

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Rarity and it's value make diamonds expensive, but the diamond's index of refraction, its inclusions, and the cuts are what make it pretty. Diamonds refract light more than almost all other substances. Be aware that jewelers use special hued lighting that maximizes the awe factor in the case. Meat sellers do the same thing in some stores. So don't expect that diamond to sparkle as much in office light. The closest you'll ever come to the same brilliance will be out in bright sunlight.

Some cuts feature a tiny, angled chip off the base to maximize the effects of brilliance, how a diamond is cut directly affects how it sparkles, it's science.

»www.abazias.com/DiamondEducation···mond.asp

Also, Fluorescence: The absorption of short wavelength/high frequency light and retransmission at a longer wavelength/lower frequency will enhance the appearance in a jewelery case.

Before buying a stone of any value, do read some books on gemstones. I've read one that was very informative, though I've forgotten much of the book, I need to reread it.
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Well, rare enough, or we're splitting hairs. I've never found one, that's for sure!

Thing is, reclaiming what you spent to buy a diamond is not as likely as with gold, so I am told.

There is a LASER that is sort of like a diamond medium LASER, the YAG LASER, usually a ND:YAG, but there are others. They produce a near infrared beam that can be frequency doubled or tripled. I've worked with them, back in the days when excitation was not from other diode LASERs. No, it isn't an actual diamond, it is yttrium aluminum garnet:

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nd:YAG_laser

Of course, Theodore Maiman made the first LASER with Ruby rods. I've worked with them as well.

Both are pulsed and can do things like burn holes through coins.

Gems have value beyond just the ooh ahh aspect, that's my point. I would say that all gems are rare enough, relatively. There is a place here in CT, I don't recall where, but I've been there, where garnets are all over a small area. Garnets don't fall into a very high value, but they are at least rare enough that you don't see them every day!

Rare is relative.

Diamonds are used to cut with, used for lots of things, so sure, on one level, not as rare as some think, but still, the term rare applies.
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