Have you ever thought why pink diamonds are pink? Or why any diamond has a color? Not so long ago the only diamonds anyone really cared about were white. As we see now though, the other colors have became more popular too, like yellow and brown or blue. Mostly women began to wear the diamonds in mixes of colors and a variety of designs, but the demand for rare pink diamonds increased, making it more valuable.
The rare pink diamonds come from the Argyle Mines, in northern Australia, only a few are produced each year. Studies on the pink diamond have shown no real results on why the diamonds are pink. One idea or theory is there was an incredible cataclysmic event, of two continents coming together and pulling apart again, leaving a volcanic scar on the land, and this is where the pink diamond and other diamonds come from in Australia. Geologist have dated this area and mine to be over one point three billion years old, with many volcanic areas as well.
There has been a study done on a few of the pink diamonds from Argyle's mines.In the testing they were exposed to variouse wavelengths of light at different times showing different absorption of the light. But results gave no clear answer for the pink color. These same test are done on other colored diamonds and the answer is given, but not with pink. So far now we just don't know why it's pink, maybe in the near future they will have it figured out. So enjoy the mystery for now, it is "rare" there is a mystery for this long anyway, so lets just absorb that for as long as we can.
I never knew that there were pink diamonds in the world. I think that it is cool that there will be more studies on the pink diamond to figure out how it happened. You have done pretty good on this blog and I respect what you have talked about.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is pin and I love pink diamonds. This is very interested and I have never really thought about why they are pink or how they became pink I love that they a rare and they don't produce very many pink diamonds. Thanks for sharing this :).
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly insightful! You have provided some cool information without overwhelming the audience, I absolutely love how your presented your facts. Pink diamonds rule!
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This is very interesting, I have never thought about this. I think it is cool how lots of people don't know why they are pink but they are still trying to figure it out.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting! I’ve never heard of pink diamonds before. This is very unique and the photos are gorgeous.
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