A 1 carat fancy greendiamond can be sold for $50,000-$100,000 per carat; fancy intense--$150,000-$200,000 per carat; and the price of a fancy vivid greendiamond starts at over $300,000 per carat.
Which diamond is the most valuable?
- The Cullinan Diamond Worth $400 Million. At 621.35 grams, the rough-cut Cullinan is the largest gem quality diamond ever discovered in the world.
- The Hope Diamond Worth $350 Million.
- De Beers Centenary Diamond Worth $100 Milllion.
- The Steinmetz Pink Diamond Worth $25 Million.
How can you tell a natural green diamond?
In order to make identifying a genuine greendiamond easier, some polishers leave an unpolished area called a “natural” on the girdle of the stone, exposing the natural color of the rough. This mark allows the gemologists analyzing the stone to confirm that the color is natural.
How rare is green diamond?
Diamonds with a vivid green color, like the one shown here, are very rare. There are only about 300 examples in the world above one carat in size. Vivid green diamonds above three carats are generally only seen in museums: there are perhaps 10 known in the world.
What is the least rare diamond?
Of all the rare natural colored diamonds, green diamonds are the least rare, but pure green diamonds hardly ever go up for sale. In fact, there are only two notable examples of pure naturally colored green diamonds: the famed Dresden Green and the more recent, Aurora Green.
Are green diamonds real diamonds?
Green diamonds are rare because the color is caused naturally by radiation deep in the earth. At some point during the billions of years when the diamonds formed or travelled to the surface in volcanic pipes they were exposed to uranium or other radioactive minerals.
What is the rarest diamond to find?
- Red Diamonds. The rarest of all colored diamonds, only 20 to 30 natural red diamonds exist in the entire world.
- Blue Diamonds. Also incredibly rare are blue diamonds, which have only been found naturally in mines in South Africa, India, and Australia.
- Pink Diamonds.
- Yellow Diamonds.
What color diamond is the least expensive?
To group the colors based on prices the relatively affordable colored diamonds are grey, brown and fancy yellow. Going to mid ranging prices it can be an intense and vivid yellow diamonds and orange diamonds. A group higher in prices are pink, purple, violet, green and blue diamonds.
Which diamond is worth the most?
This month, the 'Blue Moon' diamond sold for a whopping $48.4 million, making it the world's most expensive diamond. Auctioneer David Bennett called it the "highest price per carat" ever obtained for any kind of stone. The record sale, which took place at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva, was a headline in itself.
How can you tell if adiamond is green?
The most important quality factor of green diamonds is its color, which can range from faint green hues to vivid, vibrant shades. The GIA has a special color-grading system for fancy colored diamonds, considering the hue, tone, and saturation of the stone.
Are colored diamonds less valuable?
Rare and Expensive colored diamonds The most expensive, and rarest, colored diamonds are significantly more expensive than white diamonds, with a value that rises exponentially the higher the carat and color intensity. These includes pink, purple, green, blue, violet and pure or “pumpkin” orange diamonds.