The chocolate diamond is an alluring, exotic stone that is as versatile as it is stunning. It is easy to understand why these sparkling brown diamonds in their appropriately named tones of champagne, cognac and chocolate are becoming even more popular. But understanding a little bit about chocolate diamond grading is important if you are thinking about buying something like a chocolate diamond ring or other chocolate diamond jewelry.
Chocolate diamonds are basically brown diamonds, or a subset of champagne diamonds. When diamonds are formed in the earth various elements like hydrogen, nitrogen and boron or even things like radiation can affect the color of the diamond as it is created. All of this has an effect on how these diamonds are graded.
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Le Vian chocolate diamond jewelry was the first to wear this enticing name as they coined and marketed the term chocolate diamond. It was a smart move as people are now seeing these beautiful gems in a new light.
Brown diamonds are simply diamonds that have a brown color. Diamonds can be naturally colored as they are formed in the earth’s surface or they can be cultured (man made) with color. Some colored diamonds that have less color are irradiated to enhance the color to make them more desirable.
Since natural colored diamonds that are of jewelry quality are more rare than traditional clear diamonds they can be quite expensive. But because brown is more common than some other colors, like pink, they are generally one of the more affordable forms of colored diamond jewelry. As such a chocolate diamond ring manages to be a relatively affordable luxury.
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