BROWN DIAMONDS
WHISKEY, BRONZE, AUBURN
A 20 carat natural yellow-brown diamond set in a platinum and 18kt ring designed by Scott West
Natural BROWN diamonds
The whiskey, bronze and auburn tones are some of the most nicest colors in the color diamond spectrum. Natural brown diamonds are among the most popular colors for collectors, designers and jewelry enthusiasts. Natural brown diamonds are very common in the diamond world, they are seen as the entry level color among natural color diamonds.
Cause of color
What causes the brown color? According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) the cause of color is due to distortion of the crystal lattice (molecular arrangement), the color in natural brown diamonds is caused by inner parallel brown grain lines. The diamond is composed of compound elements and may or may not contain impurities, all of which may influence the stone's visual appearance. The element responsible for yellow or brownish coloring is nitrogen, an impurity contained in yellow diamonds. A brown diamond also gets much of its distinctive color from the light absorbed by structural defects in the crystal.
origin of Brown Diamonds
Brown diamonds are found in many parts of the world such as Africa, Brazil, Russia and also from the Argyle mine in Western Australia, the same mine that produces 90% of the worlds natural pink diamonds. The sizes that these diamonds can range from a few carats to over 100 carats in size.
Historic Brown Diamonds
The Golden Jubilee Diamond, a 545.67 carat brown diamond is one of the largest fancy cut diamonds in the world.
A close up look at a natural brown diamond. This color shade is almost light oak
A natural brown diamond compared to a colorless diamond.
