Types of Diamond

Diamonds are classified broadly under the categories of Natural Diamond, Synthetic Industrial Diamond and Thin Film Diamonds on the basis of their process of origination.

Diamonds remain to be the most fascinating gift that a woman can ever dream about. The word “diamond” is derived from a Greek word “adamas” which stands for “invincible". Due to its atomic structure, diamond is the hardest natural matter. This expensive and translucent gem is made of carbon.

Natural Diamonds, as the name indicates, are diamonds which originate in nature. Natural Diamonds are further classified into four categories depending on the type and amount of impurities in them. They are:

Next, Synthetic Industrial Diamonds are those which are produced artificially by the method of High Pressure High Temperature Synthesis. Under this process, graphite and catalysts are subject to tremendous hydraulic pressure and at the same time are exposed to high temperature for few hours. This automatically converts the graphite to diamond. Diamonds so produced are small in size and are best used as cutting and grinding equipments but their quality is so inferior that they can hardly be considered as gemstones. Hence, these diamonds are marked with industrial utility.

The third type of diamond is known as Thin Film Diamond. These types of diamonds are produced by a process called Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Color also plays an important role in differentiating diamonds. White ones are produced in all the mines across the world. Pink Diamonds are the most extraordinary of all. Similarly there are yellow diamonds, green diamonds, and blue diamonds, certain quantities of which are produced by the Argyle mine in Australia. This mine also accounts for 95% of the world’s pink diamond generation.