Fact Checking Diamond Fluorescence: Myths Dispelled With Harold Lindsay

If you’re shopping for a diamond engagement ring, you’ve probably heard about diamond fluorescence, along with varying opinions about its pros and cons. Let’s dig into a few common myths about fluorescence and D-to-Z color diamonds.
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[@torquesporttv9078]

What’s better on a D and E color. No floures or faint? In terms of quality. Assuming it’s triple X

[@hamishjames2341]

strong blue , makes it blue white is that a bad thing depends if you like blue icy white diamonds

[@msk3905]

What better easy D with no fluorescence in it is best

[@hamishjames2341]

​@@msk3905 what do you mean better, I like many people think d with Strong actually looks better and most of diamond history it was considered higher quality . Same with Triple Ex bs avoid it you pay extra for something you cant see the difference between EX or VG polish with a microscope unless you are experienced at grading that. to the naked eye you wont see even the difference between G and EX polish, 0,1degree difference in the pav angle will make a huge difference though. If you get Faint even for example how is that not as good quality? its rarer it has no effect on the diamond whatsoever, on paper triple ex nil is a marketing scam for chinese

[@msk3905]

@@hamishjames2341 what is a diamond “Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.” Why do diamonds fluoresce, they do because other trace elements made their way into the stone specifically boron so IMO any diamond with fluorescence is a piece of carbon with impurities in it. Maybe it looks better to the eye but why settle for a piece of hybrid crystallized carbon? So I say better in sense that you are buying something truer to the definition of what a diamond is. I want a sparkly piece of carbon not a sparkly piece of carbon, boron, phosphorous, nitrogen, aluminum or whatever else made it’s way into the stone. Just me but like you said many others care more about the sparkle than the purity/quality of stone.

[@hamishjames2341]

@@msk3905 all naturally forming diamonds even Flawless diamonds have impurities , just how powerful is your microscope.. its a naturally forming thing in nature there are many elements. A beautiful woman can have a freckle can have brown skin whatever thats what makes her unique
and beautiful.

[@msk3905]

No mention that fluorescence are caused from other elements other than carbon making their way into the stone? It be discounted because you’re not really getting a true diamond.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

You're spreading BS.

[@msk3905]

@@dayangmarikit6860 is anything I said incorrect? What is the definition of a diamond since you seem to know so much?

[@dayangmarikit6860]

@@msk3905 Diamonds are mainly made out of carbon, but it’s usually mixed with other elements because they’re made inside the Earth, hence why some diamonds have different colors and inclusions. You need to learn how to appreciate what the planet had created naturally.

[@msk3905]

@@dayangmarikit6860 so you don’t know what the definition of a diamond is?

[@dayangmarikit6860]

@@msk3905 Diamonds are carbon but so is Graphite.