Nerdy question about fancy diamond composition

[MakingTheGrade]

I recently read this article https://www.gia.edu/doc/Natural-Color-Nonconductive-Gray-to-Blue-Diamonds.pdf

Interesting to me given more lab diamonds being made and in more colors as well. And it seems in the past people would use electrical conductivity as a sign a diamond was naturally colored since irradiated colorless ones were nonconductive. But now conductivity may be a sign of a lab diamonds since blue nuance may be related to excess boron during lab creation haha.

And now I’m curious, is it possible for a consumer to find out what the impurities are in their colored diamonds?

If I test my fancy gray diamond and it is indeed a semi conductor, can I assume it’s boron?

Now I gotta go bug my electrical engineer friends for a tester...

 

[oldminer]

You can find out what is in your diamond from a gem lab equipped with proper spectrometer equipment and the training to go with it. They can tell you all about the boron content and many other elements crucial to diamonds and diamond color. It is way beyond what most of us can help you with here, but if you are into the science of the topic, one which is intensely interesting and deep, it requires advanced degrees and very costly tools.

Here is an expert in New York City. I'm sure he can help you or tell you where to get the help you require. If you are not on the East coast, he has an associate in Vancouver. Both are truly experts in diamond analysis and research.

Dusan Simic
Analytical Gemology and Jewelry
595 Main Str #905
New York, NY, 10044
P: 917.667.6936

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Oh yeah I assumed I would need to send to a lab or something of that sort. Once travel is allowed again I’ll have another reason to visit nyc!