Blue-ish hue color...am I crazy??

[Epsilon]

I have a question...I know people say high quality round diamonds are colorless...white even...but I was looking at a stone recently (G color), 1.7 HCA, and it almost looked blue-ish...am I crazy and seeing things? or are my eyes playing tricks on me...maybe Im partially color blind?

sorry if this is a dumb question.

 

[Scintillating]

flourescence?

Scintillating...

 

[FireGoddess]

Did the stone possibly have very strong blue fluorescence? That can sometimes give the stone blue flashes in certain light conditions.

ETA: Scint, we must've been posting at the same time.

 

[Epsilon]

according to GIA report, no fluorescence. does scintillation make slightly blue tints?

 

[JulieN]

was your shirt blue?

 

[Epsilon]

I think it was! but I had a black coat over it...

in the photo gallery, there is a pic called "diamond in the rough" - looks similar, maybe not as blue.

 

[Mara]

was the room you were in blue? or was it sunlight?

my stone looks pretty blue in sunlight and also in my car which is blue...if you were in a room that''s blue or a car or similar that would do it.

 

[Epsilon]

I dont recall....maybe...so I guess thats normal? it is rather sparkly, so maybe it was reflecting something I didnt notice.

 

[belle]

Date: 2/2/2006 10:42:57 PM
Author: Epsilon
I think it was! but I had a black coat over it...

in the photo gallery, there is a pic called ''diamond in the rough'' - looks similar, maybe not as blue.

i took that pic outside under the clear blue sky

it''s fun trying to capture different looks that diamonds can have. i love that blue pic!

 

[Epsilon]

I like the pic!

So maybe it was just reflecting something blue (since GIA said no fluorescence, G color) that I didnt notice. I was inside under typical store lighting.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.