Basic Characteristics of Diamonds

September 5th, 2010 by admin Leave a reply »

Diamond is used by human beings as an ornament, since the start of civilization. The value of diamonds was never low in any civilization or country of the world, in the entire history. Still, in the modern world it is known as one of the most precious and highly demanding gemstone in the world. With the so much popularity of diamonds, many fake diamonds are also floating in the market. In this short article we will check some basic characteristics of diamonds that will distinguish it from the fake pieces.

Please remember that real diamond cannot be rough or cannot have rough edges. Just take your piece of diamond and examine it under the strong light. Look carefully at the corners and edges of diamond. These corners must be very very smooth. You can use your fingers to check the smoothness of the corners. If you feel the roughness, then it cannot be the real diamond.

Put your diamond piece in a container of water. You will see that the diamond will simple sink down and will sit in the bottom of the container. If your diamond is floating, then it is not a real diamond. You may have heard that diamonds are often found in the bottom layers of rivers.

Another important characteristic of diamond is that it refracts most of the light and you cannot see through it. If you can see through a diamond, then you are not having the real diamond.

These were some basic characteristics of diamonds that can be used to check the real diamonds.

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