I have a necklace with a yellow colored rectilinear “diamond” in it. we would contend it is a flattering vast stone. Upon closer inspection, it seems there is a moment or a little arrange of erosion upon it. Diamonds have been intensely tough as well as super resistant to such things, so thus we consider it’s protected to pretence which this is not a diamond, right? If it’s not a diamond, what could it be? A Sapphire? And what is a disproportion in worth in between a two?
Tags: Crack, Diamond Necklace, diamonds, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond
January 24th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
If you take it to a jeweler, ask them to carbon test it. They have these little things that look like a pen, and when it is touched to a genuine diamond, it buzzes. Diamonds are more expensive than sapphires. But Sapphires are blue. If it IS real, I’d suggest you get it appraised by three different jewelers, and have it insured.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Poor quality diamonds often are of poor color, such as yellow, and have what look like cracks in them. The cracks are called faults. Diamonds can also have little bits of crud in them, referred to as inclusions.
The more faults, inclusions, and color in a diamond, the lower its quality and value.
On the Mohs scale, the scale that determines hardness of gemstones, sapphires are a 9, while diamonds are a 10, making a good quality sapphire about as unlikely to crack as a good quality diamond.
The answerer above is wrong, btw. Sapphires come not only in blue, but in pink, yellow, clear, purple and green.
January 29th, 2010 at 7:29 am
It could be citrine. Most common sapphire are in blue and there are also colourless sapphire or you could be having aYellow sapphire, If its citrine, the value are quite low but if its a yellow sapphire, it would depend on the cutting and inclusion. Best way is to brign them to a jewelry shop and have them look at it. Best of luck.
January 30th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Most likely what you have is really a CZ. Diamonds do not crack, they are the hardest substance known to man and sapphire is the next hardest. So a real diamond even if poor clarity would not crack. That is why jewelers use a diamond to cut a diamond because nothing else can.