Green diamonds

basic facts about green diamonds

Green diamonds thank their color to the fact that they have been in contact with natural radiation sources while they were forming millions of years ago. The diamond’s crystal lattice structure is changed by radiation of alpha, beta and gamma rays, combined with intense heat. This happens particularly close to the surface of the diamond, but when the temperature and radiation is high enough it can turn the whole stone into green. The alpha rays will only enter the surface, while the much more rare beta and gamma rays will penetrate the diamond and will give it it’s internal color.

Green diamonds are mainly found in South America and Africa. Most often they will come with secondary colors into the blue or yellow range of hues.

famous green diamonds

The Dresden green diamond is a 40.70 carats natural green diamond which has been displayed in the German city Dresden for the past two centuries. It is believed to have been found in India, but historical records only tell us that it was sold by a Dutch merchant in 1742 to August III of Poland at a fair in Leipzig. What happened before remains a mystery. The diamond is of an extraordinary quality and is considered the largest natural fancy green diamond ever found.

The Orlov diamond is a big bluish green diamond which is a part of the scepter of queen Catherine the Great of Russia. It has 180 facets and is rose style cut.

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2018223

Cushion 3.59 VS1

fancy grayish yellowish green

2176611824

PRi-5

Cut-Cornered Rectangular 3.03 SI1

fancy intense yellow-green

5111713489

DENP17-6-1

Cut-Cornered Square 2.44 SI1

fancy yellowish green

5166855005

PP13-2

round 2.15 I1

fancy deep grayish yellowish green

2165820948

PT14-01

oval 1.91 VS2

fancy light yellow-green

6201314049

PP14-46

pear 1.75 I1

fancy light bluish green

2165818805

HK13-B-04

cushion 1.57 SI1

fancy yellow-green

6155471997

PP15-12

oval 1.56 color only

fancy light bluish green

2155967184

PRC-11-5

heart 1.54 color only

fancy intense yellowish green

5131133893

DD2018.6.19

Pear 1.51 VS2

fancy dark gray-yellowish green

2193154333

PG-1

Pear 1.41 VVS1

very light green

5192502290

DL497

Cushion 1.33 SI1

fancy intense yellowish green

5176326196

2017.4.3

Cushion 1.26 VS2

fancy yellow-green

6251240083

ddh4

Cut-Cornered Rectangular 1.22 VS1

fancy light yellow-green

6177931293

B11-2-2

heart 1.21 color only

fancy bluish green

5131640273

201642

Pear 1.09 VS1

fancy grayish yellowish green

6201956613

PNY18-3

Cushion 1.06 SI2

fancy bluish green

7286560494

B11-1-1

radiant 1.02 SI2

fancy yellow-green

1132361728

B82-1

Cushion 1.01 SI2

fancy intense blue-green

1102380745

HK16-K-3

cushion 1.00 VS2

fancy light yellow-green

1225829983

DAL

Cushion 1.00 color only

fancy intense green

6155471045

2017103

Pear 1.00 VS2

fancy grayish yellowish green

2185926653

201695

Round 1.00 VS2

light yellow-green

2136384592

SSD17-5

Cushion 1.00 SI2

fancy bluish green

2185953254

DENP17-3-5

Oval 0.89 SI2

fancy intense bluish green

2155647471

HK16-L-2

cushion 0.83 SI1

fancy intense green

6232103997

HK12-E-02

cushion 0.83 SI1

fancy yellow-green

5151046454

731

Cut-Cornered Square 0.83 VS1

fancy light green

2173315579

HK15-V-1A1

Cushion 0.82 SI1

fancy light yellowish green

2204658751

201757

Cushion 0.82 SI2

light yellow-green

2237436894

HK16-O-GIA-3

cushion 0.81 SI1

fancy green

1238826684

AEA-3289

round 0.80 I1

fancy yellowish green

AEA-3289

SSD17-6

Cushion 0.76 SI1

fancy intense blue-green

1283412810

201756

cushion 0.74 SI1

light yellow-green

6231435928 (no pdf certificate)

2018123

Pear 0.73 VVS1

fancy grayish yellowish green

6275045995

EAHK-15

pear 0.72 SI2

fancy deep grayish yellowish green

2165713389

201755

Cushion 0.72 SI1

light green

7231436939

HK15-V-01B

pear 0.71 SI1

fancy yellowish green

6202063300

SS16-3

Oval 0.70 SI2

fancy green

1249143158

124

Round 0.65 SI1

fancy gray-yellowish green

2186070407

V94-2

cushion 0.64 color only

fancy green

1112430303

HK13-V-03

Cushion 0.63 SI1

fancy vivid green

7151911367

DW-1

pear 0.63 color only

fancy light green

15862078

HK16-P-11

Pear 0.62 VS2

fancy intense yellowish green

6252240050

2018145

Cushion 0.61 SI1

fancy dark gray-yellowish green

6272022803

HK14-A-21

cushion 0.60 VS2

fancy light green

6175279652

201698

Cushion 0.60 I1

fancy light yellow-green

15879903

SSA-7

Cushion 0.59 VS2

fancy light green

5182576296

DW-2

pear 0.58 color only

fancy intense bluish green

15220808

V10-3-1

cushion 0.57 VS2

fancy vivid blue-green

2125721248

B11-1-7

cushion 0.55 VS2

fancy deep blue-green

1132361771

HK13-A-6

cushion 0.55 VVS2

fancy yellow-green

1148996153

DENP17-12-1

Oval 0.55 SI2

fancy intense blue-green

2185259060

V11-2

cushion 0.54 SI1

fancy vivid bluish green

5131361694

2018249

Square 0.54 VS1

fancy grayish yellowish green

2207883004

HK16-0-GIA-2

heart 0.53 I1

very light green

6232991789

HK14-B-10

cushion 0.52 VS2

fancy green

5193486133

2017.4.2

Pear 0.52 I1

fancy grayish yellowish green

6222692100

HK14-A-22

cushion 0.51 SI2

fancy green

1188197505

B10-3-43

cushion 0.51 VS1

fancy yellow-green

5121721241

PP12-21D

radiant 0.51 color only

fancy light green

5141998349

B10-RC-1

cushion 0.51 color only

fancy yellow-green

2115590110

201672

Cushion 0.51 SI1

fancy yellow-green

7236440212

HK12-E-12

cushion 0.50 SI2

fancy intense green

5193885962

HK14-B-01

oval 0.50 SI1

fancy bluish green

1178365974

VHK12-B-1A

cushion 0.50 VS1

fancy intense bluish green

2145967765

201780

Round 0.50 VS2

fancy grayish yellowish green

2277464397

201792

Round 0.50 VS2

fancy grayish yellowish green

6187303159

PNY18-4

Cushion 0.50 SI2

fancy intense blue-green

1289412825

PV-84-3

radiant 0.49 color only

fancy light bluish green

2105489388

PV-1-7

radiant 0.47 color only

fancy intense blue-green

15862047

B10-1-17

cushion 0.47 SI2

fancy intense bluish green

2125116971

PHK18-A-2

Round 0.46 I1

fancy intense yellow-green

7281412780

HK12-H-03B

radiant 0.45 SI1

very light green

6175099261

V94-5

cushion 0.44 SI1

fancy yellowish green

5111430321

HK16-J-18

cushion 0.43 SI1

fancy grayish yellowish green

7228415500

PRI-11

cushion 0.43 SI2

fancy intense blue-green

2101501727

HK15-C-31

cushion 0.42 I1

fancy vivid yellow-green

2206313937

SSA-10

Oval Mixed Cut 0.42 VS2

fancy light green

2181585535

SSE17-5

Cushion 0.42 SI1

light green

2287412678

HK15-D-38

cushion 0.41 SI1

fancy light green

6205658734

HK12-B-7

cushion 0.41 SI1

fancy yellow-green

1142653712

HK15-F-B

pear 0.40 color only

fancy grayish green

6235104201

B11-2-9

cushion 0.40 VS2

fancy yellowish green

2135640403

PRI-12

oval 0.39 SI1

fancy light yellowish green

6107638560

610

Round 0.37 I1

fancy dark gray-yellowish green

6212803539

HK12-C-20

cushion 0.36 SI2

fancy intense yellow-green

ADY3491

UD-7

heart 0.36 SI2

fancy bluish green

2155020883

B11-2-3

cushion 0.35 SI2

fancy bluish green

1132640389

PET14B-1

cushion 0.33 SI2

fancy light yellow-green

1162804931

SSE17-27

Cushion 0.33 SI1

fancy grayish yellowish green

6282846302

HK12-A-06

cushion 0.32 SI2

fancy dark gray-yellowish green

6192886292

HK15-A-04

cushion 0.32 SI1

fancy yellow-green

1199886038

HK13-C-43

cushion 0.32 VS1

light green

6185879839

SSA-17

Oval 0.31 SI1

fancy grayish bluish green

2185466207

ALP17-4

Cut-Cornered Rectangular Mix 0.31 VVS2

fancy yellowish green

6282412691

SS17-2-7

Cushion Mixed Cut 0.30 SI1

very light green

2185777621

HK14-D-07

cushion 0.30 SI1

light green

3205063254

HK14-D-05

cushion 0.30 SI1

fancy intense bluish green

2206063216

HK15A10

cushion 0.30 VS2

fancy vivid blue-green

6191885973

PET14-A-4

radiant 0.30 color only

fancy blue-green

5161607703

PET14-A-2

radiant 0.29 SI2

fancy bluish green

2165607665

HK11-B-09

cushion 0.28 SI1

fancy bluish green

1178610568

B11-1-8

radiant 0.28 VS2

fancy intense bluish green

2135361817

BP13-A-1

radiant 0.28 color only

fancy intense green

2155643087

SS17-2-6

Cushion 0.28 SI1

fancy blue-green

1182777760

HK15-F-A

oval 0.27 color only

fancy intense bluish green

7231104184

PET14-A-6

cushion 0.27 VS2

fancy intense green

1162607707

HK15-C-32

heart 0.26 SI2

fancy intense blue-green

6201313986

HK14D06

cushion 0.26 I1

fancy intense green

1195886124

SSA-7-Bico

Oval 0.26 SI1

faint green

2181576415

MP-13-2

round 0.26 color only

fancy intense bluish green

1156221031

HK11-D-4

cushion 0.26 SI1

fancy intense blue-green

2145653740

HK15-D-42

cushion 0.25 VS2

light yellow-green

6202658745

HK12-C-26

cushion 0.25 I1

fancy green

7161593793

SSB-9

Cushion 0.25 I1

fancy intense blue-green

5181415864

CAP-GREEN-A

Round-Cornered Rectangular 0.25 SI2

fancy yellowish green

2183576210

SSA-22

Cushion 0.24 I1

fancy bluish green

2185435730

HK11-C-30

cushion 0.24 VVS2

fancy yellow-green

2145168134

HK11-C-18

cushion 0.24 SI1

fancy yellow-green

1142168139

HK15-A-11

cushion 0.23 SI1

light green

3205063180

HK16-ALPHI-04

Heart 0.23 VS2

fancy intense yellowish green

3245379248

PET14-A-9

pear 0.21 color only

fancy deep bluish green

2165607651

HK11-D-3

cushion 0.21 VS2

fancy deep blue-green

1142653977

HK15-F

cushion 0.19 VS2

fancy yellowish green

7228829489

HK12-B-15

radiant 0.19 SI1

fancy yellow-green

ADY3492

HK11-C-36

radiant 0.18 SI1

fancy yellow-green

5141168423

HK11-C-25

radiant 0.17 SI1

fancy intense yellow-green

2145168366

HK14-D-04

cushion 0.16 SI2

fancy bluish green

1207063539

OLD-GREEN-G

Pear 0.15 SI1

light green

2185778007

SSC-12

Cushion 0.15 VS2

fancy green

2183576199

SS17-2-9

oval 0.14 color only

fancy light bluish green

2185779003

HK15-A-20

cushion 0.14 color only

fancy green

6205063425

SS17-2-14

oval 0.14 color only

fancy green

6183779122

SSC-22

Cushion 0.14 color only

light bluish green

5182778999

ss17-2-11

heart 0.12 color only

fancy grayish bluish green

2185779130

SSC-31

Cushion 0.11 color only

fancy light grayish yellowish Green

1186645972

SS17-2-8

Cushion 0.11 color only

fancy light bluish green

2185779141

SSC-17

Cushion 0.11 color only

fancy Green

5182645966

SSC-28

Cushion 0.10 color only

fancy light bluish green

6187779150

SS17-2-15

radiant 0.10 color only

fancy intense blue-green

1182779087

SSC-29

oval 0.09 color only

fancy light bluish green

1182778979

SSC-19

oval 0.09 color only

fancy light green

5181779153

HK17-S-38

radiant 0.08 color only

fancy grayish green

5182779112

SSC-9

round 0.06 color only

fancy light Green

2185645968