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Welcome to JewelrySoupJewelry Soup: How To Know Whether Diamond Is Fake Or Real? Question: HOw do you tell a real diamonds from a fake?
Answer: a real diamond can cut glass fake ones can't
a real diamond can cut glass fake ones can'tAnswer: scratch it against glass because real diamonds are harder ...
scratch it against glass because real diamonds are harder than glassAnswer: real diamonds will scratch glass-but may scuff your gems ...
real diamonds will scratch glass-but may scuff your gems tooAnswer: Well, if you scratch it on glass it might damage your ...
Well, if you scratch it on glass it might damage your diamond. I would just take it to the nearest jewellery store sometime, and ask hose people there. They can tell for you.Answer: Go to a jewerly store they have a tool that can test if ...
Go to a jewerly store they have a tool that can test if it's real or not for free. Try ZalesAnswer: i've heard that real diamonds are invisible underwater. ...
i've heard that real diamonds are invisible underwater. it's definitely a fake if it floats!Answer: The glass scratch is a good way but take it to a jeweler. ...
The glass scratch is a good way but take it to a jeweler. They'll tell you.Answer: take it to a jeweler
take it to a jewelerAnswer: Real Diamonds cant be scratched with your fingure nail or a ...
Real Diamonds cant be scratched with your fingure nail or a knife just press lightly. fake diamonds can be scratch very easly and it will be noticeablelyAnswer: There's a good web page summarizing information about ...
There's a good web page summarizing information about diamonds and simulants which was put together by Dr. Jill Banfield for a course titled Gems and Precious Stones at the University of Wisconsin. It's located at:
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~jill/Lect6.html
The main difference between glass and diamonds or cubic zirconia is that glass is much softer than either of these materials. Take the stone and try to cut some scrap of glass with it (like an old bottle). If it easily gouges the glass, it's either a diamond or a cubic zirconia. If it doesn't, it's glass.
Cubic zirconia is also softer than diamond so a known diamond should scratch it. You may not want to risk damaging the stone, however. Cubic zirconia also has a higher specific gravity (5.95) than does diamond (3.52) which isn't too difficult to measure if you have the equipment. Read about how to measure the specific gravity of gems at:
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/gravity.htm
Another simple way to distinguish glass from cubic zirconia from diamond is to get a hold of a long-wave ultraviolet light (also called a black light). Diamonds will usually glow blue, cubic zirconia will glow mustard yellow, and glass will not glow at all. Read about the luminescence of various gemstones at:Answer: cz can cut glass despite what people think about 95% of ...
cz can cut glass despite what people think about 95% of diamonds have flaws very hard to see but if you get a magnifying glass you should be able to find them another sign is the color get a cz and hold it by your diamond is your diamond a little gray in appearance compared to the cz if it is its likely a diamond h to I in color you can email or I m me for more info PLEASE DONT SCRATCH IT AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED IT CAN DO DAMAGE TO THE DIAMOND DEPENDING ON THE PLANE AND CUTAnswer: Usually fakes have too much color. When fakes glimmer in ...
Usually fakes have too much color. When fakes glimmer in the light, they have many many colors glimmering in them. Real diamonds shimmer mostly white with just a few blues, yellows, etc. But the fakes have many colors in the fire.Answer: a real diamond will scratch anything... even glass...so if ...
a real diamond will scratch anything... even glass...so if say your diamond is in a ring take the ring off and find a peice of glass that isnt really in a noticable spot and try to scratch it... or take in to a jewlers and get in appraised! when they do the apprasal they usually tell you how many kt the ring or whatever it is is,and the diamond size... if they dnt just ask if they could tell u if its a real diamond.Question: how can you tell real diamonds from fake ones??
cause im gonna get earrings, and what are invisible setting earrings? does that mean they are expensive and rare?Answer: How about getting her 30 tacos for the price of stones. Im ...
How about getting her 30 tacos for the price of stones. Im sure that would make her happy sure would me.
if I new he answer id tell you how.Answer: Well if a dimond is real it can scratch glas.also if it is ...
Well if a dimond is real it can scratch glas.also if it is real the earrings will have holes behind the dimond..they are called breathing holesAnswer: There are things that separates Real Diamonds form fake ...
There are things that separates Real Diamonds form fake one's;
there's the Cut, Clarity, Color and Hardness, which makes the real one seems perfect.
Well, I guess you could get an expert to view it with you on getting the real THING......or a simpler way, Just go to Tiffany's, LoL!Answer: Only a jeweler can tell the difference between a real ...
Only a jeweler can tell the difference between a real diamond and a very good fake. As far as an invisible setting, it's where you see mostly the diamond and no or very little precious metal around it. Sometimes this is called a "martini" setting as it only has 3 prongs. Real diamonds are not rare though they can be expensive. The setting isn't rare either.
Enjoy your diamonds!Answer: Well, if black people are wearing/ selling them I normally ...
Well, if black people are wearing/ selling them I normally go withinstinct and say that they're fake.Answer: There is a small electronic device that can detect if the ...
There is a small electronic device that can detect if the diamond is real by detecting the carbon content (or hardness) of the stone. Diamond has a hardness of 10.0, so if the scale shows 10.0, then it's a real diamond. You may find white sapphire, cubic zircona and other crystals, or man made diamonds that looks like real diamonds, but under this device, it won't show a hardness of 10.0. E.g. white sapphire will only show 9.0. Most jewellers should have this device to show customers that it's real diamond.
The only stone that this device will show a hardness of 10.0 other than diamond is Moissanite. It's a beautiful stone and many people sell it as diamonds as it has more fire to the diamond, same hardness as diamond and yet much cheaper. Only way to differentiate from a diamond and a moissanite is to put under a microscope as moisannite has double reflections under microscope. So you have to be careful. If you buy real diamond earrings, it should usually come with certificate. But if it's just a small diamond stone, I personally think that it all depends on the price and whether you think it's worth buying.Answer: real diamondes scratch surface and is very excpeive
the ...
real diamondes scratch surface and is very excpeive
the real nes have holes on the earring(not on the diamond) too hold it.
ask the people who work there. if they lie demand for a refound.Answer: The only thing that will scratch a diamond is another ...
The only thing that will scratch a diamond is another diamond. If you don't mind damaging the stone (and if it's fake it won't matter), get 600 or 880 grit wet/dry sand paper and brush it across the stone. Then use a really strong magnifying glass to see if the stone is scratched. If so, it's fake. For your why's there: a diamond is a 10 on the Moh's hardness scale. Sandpaper comes in at a whopping 9, so it's the next hardest thing you'll find easily that it won't matter if the diamond scratches it.
The invisible setting just means that it's a more subtle setting than a standard prong setting. I would expect it to be a bit more expensive, just because it'd be more fiddly to do.Answer: Put them under a black light. If they glow blue or ...
Put them under a black light. If they glow blue or don't glow at all, then they're real. Any other colour and they're fake.
The only problem with the scratch tests is that you'll most likely end up ruining the nice polish on the diamond, even if it's real.Question: When I'm in a black light a couple of my diamonds are glowing a wierd purple color. Are they fake?
Answer: thats what is sounds like
thats what is sounds likeAnswer: Is it purple or blue? There are blue diamonds.
Is it purple or blue? There are blue diamonds.Answer: Yes. A true diamond doesn't do that.
Yes. A true diamond doesn't do that.Answer: If you have one that you absolutely know IS a diamond and it ...
If you have one that you absolutely know IS a diamond and it isn't glowing in the dark, then it probably is fake. Unless you accidently got some weird substance on JUST those diamonds.
Other things that glow in the dark...
Fake nails,
Veneers...
Seems like a theme...plastiky, acrylicky substances.
Have them checked out. It is usually free at most Jewelry Stores.Answer: Congratulations. The text books say that a diamond will ...
Congratulations. The text books say that a diamond will have a blue color under the black light and may also show a yellow after glow.
If your diamond was a fake, probably cubic zirconium then its color under a black light would be mustard yellow.
see the link:
http://www.geogem.com/luminescence.htmlAnswer: Relax; your diamonds are indeed real! They just have more of ...
Relax; your diamonds are indeed real! They just have more of a fluorescence in them. Go here to read more about diamonds glowing under black light:
http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=40596Answer: Just as a side note to those who answered about the color a ...
Just as a side note to those who answered about the color a diamond glows in a black light, I found an abstract for an article on diamond films subjected to true UV (254 nm) that says they show an excitation band at 450 nm (blue) and an emission band at 500 nm (greenish blue).Answer: no, its just that diamond
no, its just that diamondQuestion: why are there so many names for fake diamonds?
diamondique is my favourite name it just sounds so rubbish!
what do you think?Answer: because they are fake.
because they are fake.Answer: I dono!!!!
I dono!!!!Answer: Because they just want to convince you that they are less ...
Because they just want to convince you that they are less fake than the others.Answer: because they really suck big time sorry but I hate fake ...
because they really suck big time sorry but I hate fake dimonds by the way I love the word dimondique itsfavorite word to it u have yahoo im here is mine amanda_fay_briggs100@yahoo.com laterAnswer: 1) copyrights
2) people discoverd they're fake, so they ...
1) copyrights
2) people discoverd they're fake, so they have to come up with something elseAnswer: When diamonds were first 'grown' in laboratories it ...
When diamonds were first 'grown' in laboratories it was apparent that they were identical to the real thing in their chemical compound and characteristics.
The governing body controlling the distribution of diamonds worldwide insisted that imitation diamonds could not be called DIAMONDS. Each lab grown diamond has to have a mark laser-etched on its side to indicate as much. Since then each manufacturer has given it's own name to their brand of stones. Hence, all these weird and wonderful names that sound so naff.Question: How can you tell the difference between a real diamond and a fake one?
Answer: A real diamond will cut glass. If the jeweler won't let ...
A real diamond will cut glass. If the jeweler won't let you you try it, don't buy it...Answer: A real diamond will cut glass, a fake one will not.
A real diamond will cut glass, a fake one will not.Answer: Real diamonds cut glass.Diamond is the hardest natural ...
Real diamonds cut glass.Diamond is the hardest natural material known, scoring 10 on the relative Mohs scale of mineral hardness and having an absolute hardness value of between 90, 167, and 231 gigapascals in various tests. Diamond's hardness has been known since antiquity, and is the source of its name. However, aggregated diamond nanorods, an allotrope of carbon first synthesized in 2005, are now believed to be even harder than diamond.[2]
The hardest diamonds in the world are from the New England area in New South Wales, Australia. These diamonds are generally small, perfect to semiperfect octahedra, and are used to polish other diamonds. Their hardness is considered to be a product of the crystal growth form, which is single stage growth crystal. Most other diamonds show more evidence of multiple growth stages, which produce inclusions, flaws, and defect planes in the crystal lattice all of which affect their hardness (Taylor et al. 1990).
Industrial use of diamonds has historically been associated with their hardness; this property makes diamond the ideal material for cutting and grinding tools. It is one of the most known and most useful of more than 3,000 known minerals. As the hardest known naturally occurring material, diamond can be used to polish, cut, or wear away any material, including other diamonds. Common industrial adaptations of this ability include diamond-tipped drill bits and saws, or use of diamond powder as an abrasive. Other specialized applications also exist or are being developed, including use as semiconductors: some blue diamonds are natural semiconductors, in contrast to most other diamonds, which are excellent electrical insulators. Industrial-grade diamonds are either unsuitable for use as gems or synthetically produced, which lowers their price and makes their use economically feasible. Industrial applications, especially as drill bits and engraving tools, also date to ancient times.
The hardness of diamonds also contributes to its suitability as a gemstone. Because it can only be scratched by other diamonds, it maintains its polish extremely well, keeping its luster over long periods of time. Unlike many other gems, it is well-suited to daily wear because of its resistance to scratching?perhaps contributing to its popularity as the preferred gem in an engagement ring or wedding ring, which are often worn every day.Answer: Diamonds cut glass. But also just look at it. Go somewhere ...
Diamonds cut glass. But also just look at it. Go somewhere and look at real diamonds and fake ones with a magify glass, you can see the difference. Fake ones seem to be more clear and glass like. But the ultimate proof, diamonds cut glass.Answer: You won't be able to see colors in a diamond like you ...
You won't be able to see colors in a diamond like you can in a CZ.Answer: Yeah, everybody knows that a real diamond will cut glass, ...
Yeah, everybody knows that a real diamond will cut glass, but if you don't have any glass to cut at the moment you look it, then look at it in the light. A real one will sparkle like it's many little tiny mirrors in it, a fake one wont shine or look like a mirror at all. It will just look like clear glass.Answer: A diamond wil scratch or cut glass .I recommend using a ...
A diamond wil scratch or cut glass .I recommend using a mirror that will show you the best.Answer: Established jewellers sell real diamonds. They also have a ...
Established jewellers sell real diamonds. They also have a diamond tester which you can use to test real diamonds. Cubic zirconia looks very much like real diamond. Glass or crystal "diamonds" reflect more colors.
To be safe, buy from established jewellers.
As for knowing if your friend or relative is wearing real diamonds.......don't bother to find out or ask. It is very offensive. If they want to wear fake or man-made diamonds, it's their prerogative.Answer: I think you like bite it or something...............
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