How To Spot A Diamond - Tips & Tricks to Identify Gems
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- Today, our host Rob lets you in on the secrets the pros use to pick out a diamond from the other colorless gems! If you've ever wondered how to tell diamond from moissanite or even glass, then this video is for you! Get the gemology info you can take with you on your next diamond hunt!
00:43 - Rough Diamonds
01:45 - Properties of Diamond
04:34 - Diamond vs Glass Paste
05:28 - Diamond vs Spinel & Corundum
05:56 - Diamond vs Moissanite
06:32 - Diamond vs Cubic Zirconia
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Great episode Rob. Really enjoyed it. I'd love to see more episodes like this featuring individual gem stones and imitators and how to tell them apart.
Doubling indicates zircon ( along with nibbled facet edges). For CZ, put it table down and look at the dispersion coming from the pavillion... If it's mostly dark blue and orange (NYMets colors) it's CZ.
I love this video!! Now I don't know if this idea is practical at all, so feel free to disregard! BUT I think it would be so interesting to see a video of y'all going to thrift store jewelry sections (or buying random jewelry from a second hand shop) and trying to find/identify real and random faceted gems? :o Would be cool to see if you manage to find any *ahem* HIDDEN GEMS 😜
Oooo I think I would love to see that. That's a great idea!
I found a London Topaz in sterling in a thrift shop. Lots of pearls, and some jade. It is there, you just have to know what it is.
@@katrussell6819ooo I’m jealous!😊
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I learned more from you today than I have in the past 4 years watching anyone .I cannot tell you how much I appreciate how thorough ,descriptive ,and detailed this study was with you .
I must say you have a very brilliant and beautiful mind and a remarckable eye for all things beautiful and of most sophisticated taste my friend!!Bravo!! Bravo!!!!
Ahh love Rob! ❤️ He makes such a great teacher and explains everything so well! Really enjoyed this episode and found it so useful. Thank you! 😊
Please consider doing a video about mm measurements of a stone vs. carats.
Another fasinating video : Perfect presentation and sharing of knowledge. Green Diamond is my better-half's preference, my wallet's worst fear.
Awesome video, love the tips!
That is the first time I've heard this particular information and it's really good information to know! Thank you for that! This is one of the most helpful videos on this channel I've seen!
Cool tips! But what's truly valuable about diamonds? Apart from their hardness. (I prefer 1) optical effects, 2) colors, 3) worlds inside)
Rob,
Thank you for yet another clear,relatable and educational video!
Thanks for watching!
KEEP GIVING ALL TIPS. SIMPLE AND VERY PROFESSIONAL AT THE SAME TIME. THAT IS THE WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL SUCCESS FOR YOU ALL.👍
Love the vids keep it up!
Please do a similar video on identification on rough diamonds. Many young enthusiasts like me pick up a zircon or Topaz or quartz and mistake it for diamond. If lucky, we even pick up phenakite. But i want you to make a video on rough diamond.
Hoping you saw this one: czcams.com/video/6VPmRPnUeyQ/video.html
...we'll think about doing another specifically on ID. But in the meantime, you may want to consider getting an inexpensive polariscope. Assuming you can pass light through the gems, those other stones you mentioned should go dark 4 times through a 360 degree rotation on the polariscope, while diamond, being isotropic, should not.
Thanks for the video!
Love it! More vids like this!
That was very helpful. Ty
Great video bud. 😊
Love this video!
Hi, good information thank you, also could you tell me, essentials that one should have to identify rough diamonds with naked eyes.
Thank you so much!
Really well done videa! 8+ minutes to educate a layperson to avoid a very expensive mistake using easy to understand descriptions and practical visual examples. Thanks for doing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great topic! How tips on distinguishing emeralds, rubies, and sapphires from lok likes?
Here's Ruby: czcams.com/video/H1bS8AcAW7I/video.html
& Sapphire: czcams.com/video/uRMwRwoDbYc/video.html
...as for Emerald, well...maybe check back with us next month ; )
Great video, I am also doing my best to emerge as a great gemologist under the guidance of my dad Mr Abdul Jabbar Khan (FGA) and also learning from your channel alot thanks❤️💯
❤Thank you very much
good! thanks!
Great video!!❤
Thank you!!
Nice video!
thanks, well done
Hello sir, it's informative I learned a lot
Thanks for this video
You're welcome!
I love it i find rough diamonds ive learned alot would love for you to show me some insite on what to look for. Thers so many types
Maybe you should add one more point in Diamond identification. The Dot analysis. Where you simply draw a large dot on paper and place the stone inverted( turning the table top facing down) on top of the dot. If it's a real diamond you won't see the dot through the stone. If the dot is visible then it's a fake diamond💎.
So cool!
Thanks bro You are so beautiful and your way of teaching is also beautiful ❤
Love it 🤩🤩🤩
Nice
Cool thank you for being so down to earth. I will like, subscribe etc. I would like to know about topaz vs aquamarine. How to tell the difference in particular thank you and have a great day!
There is a lot to learn about the diamond story, however your video certainly was helpful
Very good
Would like it if you compared lab created diamonds to Mined!
Good.
Can you do a video on how to differentiate glass, lead crystal, and rock gemstone (like quartz)?
Especially for older/antique beaded jewelry, clear faceted beads are so difficult for me to differentiate. How can we test the difference?
Thank ou
Thanks for this information but some notes on some things (fire to not high skill eye level can’t see difference about desperations ) sometimes the diamonds have scratch marks or polishing marks on the service cald blemishes and it’s can make cloudy stone look (rarely seen) for any experts can detect the diamonds from the inclusions types but no one can tell if that treated or lab growth
Would love to hear more about jade, especially since there is so much treated material (even set in 14k) out there! It's hard to tell, especially in solid color items. These type I'm afraid to buy. Is it possible to use a particular rule or tip to identify this bogus material?
We definitely plan to do a deeper dive on this topic in the near future!
In geology we use luster as a diagnostic to help in ID of rough (obviously 😂) minerals a lot, and it can be difficult to classify! Even with the experience I have, still don't really understand adamantine luster vs glassy. But then, I've seen no diamonds that I could look at up close and personal even though we do have some deposits here in Colorado
Sir if You plz tell us about the rough diamonds that how to check at home will be very thankful to You ❤
i have a diamond i tested it it was a real diamond my mom will be happy wow
Good day sir,, i want to ask you,,do you have a experience about the mud diamond? Because i have a friend he is discover the mud diamond,, do you know how to process it? I hope you answer in my question.... Thank you ♥️
I would like to see more about alexandrites .. can a diamond also change color?
Great video! I have a “suspected“ diamond pendant in the shape of a peace sign. All the gems are pretty small and since they are in a pendant I won’t be able to look at the back but I’m gonna have to get myself a loop today. I looked at it under a UA light. I think I might have accidentally bought a diamond pendant for nine dollars. Lol.
I wonder if there have ever been diamond findings alongside pyrite? I have this skull with all signs of it being pyrite but, it comes from Peru and the skull has coral growth on the mother lustre with, diamond growth signs in the pyrite lustres.🧐I have uploaded the piece on a short but am still bafled by the thing.
thanks for this tips because I have a diamon but I'm sure if this is real more power sir👍👍👌👌
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I have a question ,can any diamond come mix with quartz or under the quartz?
I just did a diamond 3D puzzle and now I have a keep sake the size of a baseball. All pieces came in two by two.
How small can a diamond be to be able to be used with loop ? I got some pendants with some small diamonds just trying to make sure there real!
How accurate are diamond tester pens?
What i also look out for when inspecting a suspected"diamond", especially when I am handling clients' own jewelry, is inclusions: it is unlikely to buy a flawless or IF diamond for a cheap price, and if my client tells me they got it for cheap, and i see no inclusions of some sort, then I question myself and I do further research! ps - love your videos guys, keep going
More beautiful than any diamond or gem....is YOU✨💟💎
Thank you " tattoo free" poste malon
moissanite ftw!
What about the lab grown diamonds any tips on that.???
Love listening to your videos...I have to point out though, just from experience...the 'cut' of a diamond could very well be off and uneven..it all depends on who cut it and in what country it was cut...our western standards for cutting are not at all the same as elsewhere and of course historically, when diamonds were hand cut, they were not perfect at all...I love old mine cuts and have never seen one that was perfectly cut with matched facet edges meeting exactly where we would think they should..this cannot be used to determine if what you are looking at is a diamond at all...
Most common type of diamond is with octahedral structure which is also gem quality diamond but what about tetrahedral structure of diamond..never seen any real Form Of Tetrahedral Structure Of Diamond 💎 Y So??
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I have one pink diamond
On two different occasions I found faceted clear gems lying on road / sidewalk. Where in toronto can I find an expert who could tell if these are diamonds or not. I placed these on a schoolboy's scale and found that these could be 1 ct. and 1.5 ct. A professional can make accurate measurement and weigh them too and also use loop for polishing quality and i guess there are electromagnetic instruments to test material ... all these i know from videos and blogs but where can i get a person to do all these tests in toronto? ... i can certainly try to scratch (say on concrete paved sidewalk with stone chips of different types) and see if it scratches ... would moissanite scratch if rubbed on such surfaces? I seriously want to sell these two gems if they are real diamond but apparently no jewelry shop ever buys from retail seller
There are plenty of diamond dealers in Toronto. Try a jewelry store.
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Is the loop just a magnifying glass, or is it a crystal?
It’s a low power magnifying glass.
Very informative video, thank you. I just bought a diamond ring off of Etsy and while it is very beautiful, I'm suspicious as heck. I will take it to my local jeweler for verification.
I am sifting through colorless gemstones as a matter of fact.
Ser I have a diamond letter A sign my ring the color of my diamond es yellow cercle, shape,and triangle,the replecktion color red yellow and green es that real or not
Colored lab grown diamonds, maybe even in a ring already, could it moissanite or lab grown diamond? 8:25
Thank you so much for the wealth of information.
Can a break, a Chipping, or a cleavage in a gemstone tells us what gemstone it is ?
Absolutely! Fluorite and topaz are often identified due, in part, to their cleavage planes. Kyanite has a distinct splintery fracture. Many more examples, but those are just off the top of my head.
@@gems Thank you again. I would love to see a video made to explain this in more details.
Diamond crystals can come in MANY more forms than an octahedron, or a macle, lol.
Can moissanite be black
DIONISE THERON
The fastest way to check a diamond…if it’s loose….put it down on a black surface. If you can see black (the black surface it’s sitting on) it’s not a diamond. You cannot see through a diamond.
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how do i identify a rough diamond from an ordinary stone
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"Diamond don't do that..." 😆
How to identify rough diamond? With no crystal no facet
The luster and hardness are good indicators. If it is very rough, with no crystal form, it might be reasonable to conduct a scratch test. Nothing should scratch diamond, but diamond.
How about lab grown diamonds ?
It looks like a diamond
It exhibits florescence under ultra violet light
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The Cost of Diamonds versus their Value are two different things.
Diamonds are NOT Rare at all. In fact, they are quite plentiful especially when considering industrial diamonds versus gem diamonds.
The ONLY thing that makes them "appear" rare is the fact that the Industry regulates and limits the number of diamonds to be put in the market each year. The Industry controls the flow and thus the rarity. Meanwhile the Industry has MILLIONS of diamonds and the vast majority of Large and/or Unique diamonds which will never see the market unless they can increase the Cost to a point that makes sense to sell something.
It's all a big SCAM if you ask me which is why I promote Lab-Made Diamonds to my friends. Why waste money on a big scam when you can get an equally beautiful, genuine diamond for much less cost and thus don't have to play in the crooked game of diamond sales.
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Yeah eight sided crystal
Thanks. You helped me figure out my 5 Ct Diamond is real. I thought it had double refraction at first because I was looking downward through a facet face on the crown. I don't know much about Diamonds. Thanks. This is my Diamond in a video I made of it:
czcams.com/users/shorts0tFQM5LBsfw?si=jfWUcjfh-XtkAVUD
Too bad they aren't that rare........ There's actually an abundance of diamonds.
Moissanites Are Better Then Diamonds In Every Way Possible. Diamond Sellers Would Want You To Think Other Wise
What the hell is a makkel?
a macle is a natural formation of diamond where the two sides of the octahedron have grown in inverted fashion, resulting in a unique shape.
@@gems cool, thanks for the answer 🙂
Macle is French for twin. Twinned crystals are amazing freaks of the mineral world.
Marry me❤
They don’t come from earth 😅
White clear diamonds do not prism. They stay white brite. Rainbow diamonds are the fakes.
Diamonds are nice. But do we really need to keep mining them? Do you know how many are stored in drawers and are sparingly released to keep the demand and prices high? Now we are scraping ocean floors for them.
We protect humans who are used for slave labor. But we do not have the same concerns for the animals and plant life.
As consumers you all have the power to keep these mining companies in check. Slow the demand down. Or as much as I hate suggesting this , purchase lab grown. We actually do not need to destroy areas for diamonds anymore. As with many gems that can be lab grown. These are NOT synthetic gems people. But they do stop warlords from mining conflict gems. And we most certainly do not need to tear up the oveans for them..
All of these major mining companies hold material back just to drive prices way up. This is also true with precious metals stored away. Have you ever seen the long lasting effects of gold mining? Go to Alaska and take a look. They blast whole hillsides away and divert water. How about that superb black opal. Has anyone seen the miles and miles of open mine shafts in Australia? And diamonds. Another area where blasting is making a huge mess.
Just slow the demand down sone and at least make some difference. We require logging companies to replant. We conserve our fishing grounds even though other countries are robbing us of them.
I feel animals and vegetation is very important to our ecosystem.and I feel futire generations should be able to see nature and not paths of destruction.. It is bad enough that we clear huge areas because of population growth. And even our farmlands are in a losing battle.
Just think. That is all I am asking.
There nice but they are not as rare as they make them and there falsy inflated. If there so rare how does EVERY town in the world have 1000 rings with diamonds? And gold for that matter. Its a lie
Diamonds are rubbish