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Posted 08 November 2002 - 04:12 AM

I read somewhere that faint fluorescence can be good for an I color stone as the blue counteracts the little yellow in the I color. Can somebody please comment on that.

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#2 betterthandiamond

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Posted 08 November 2002 - 02:18 PM

Hi there,
I asked our gemologists to be sure, but yes, a light flourescence can effectively bump the 'percieved' color up a grade or two.

It may help to remember that for a long time, flourescent stones (so called blue-whites) were the top of the heap for diamonds.

We may have an article going into more details about flourescence on our site in the future.

Anyway, hope the info helps!
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#3 vernett2

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Posted 09 June 2004 - 04:46 AM

Congratulations to the questioner on spelling the word right! It would be nice if the so-called diamond experts would spell "fluorescence" correctly. I keep thinking the stones are covered in "flour".