Diamond comes with a blue inclusion

[BelDia]

Hi all,

I need your advice on the following:

Two weeks ago I ordered a stone at Blue Nile ([URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/diamond-with-a-budget-around-%E2%82%AC550.216299/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/diamond-with-a-budget-around-%E2%82%AC550.216299/[/URL])

The stone has arrived today. It looks great, but there is also some sort of blue inclusion in the stone. As this is the first stone I have ever ordered, can you please advice if this is normal for such a stone or do I have to send it back?

Some pictures:

 

[Area57]

That certainly doesn't look right. What is That?

 

[Rhea]

Are you talking about the blue sliver at about 11:00 in the diamond? Does it move around when you move the diamond? If so, that's fire and it's a good thing! Diamonds reflect light and sparkle. They reflect their environment and can show rainbows of colours, like a prism. Sometimes it's yellow or red or blue. I purposely make mine dance around in indirect sunlight to get the colours, they're so pretty!

https://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/diamond-brilliance-fire-scintillation

 

[Area57]

No, I think he is talking about that dark blue spot. It's like a sapphire color. Not the lighter, sky blue, I could be wrong.

 

[BelDia]

Hi,

I find it difficult to get a good picture, will try to make some additional with a DSR-camera.

It's about the black/blue dot. It is is clearly visible, even when looking from above.

 

[BelDia]

No, I think he is talking about that dark blue spot. It's like a sapphire color. Not the lighter, sky blue, I could be wrong.

Yep, you are right, I'm talking about the dark blue spot...

 

[thecat]

Is it a marker stain? Can you try cleaning it with rubbing alcohol?

 

[motownmama]

In a bowl - not over the sink!

 

[MarionC]

In a bowl - not over the sink!

Is that the voice of experience? or just wisdom? : )
I try to make things easier by always buying diamonds bigger than the holes in the sink drain...

 

[yssie]

In a bowl - not over the sink!

Is that the voice of experience? or just wisdom? : )
I try to make things easier by always buying diamonds bigger than the holes in the sink drain...

That's exactly what I said to my DH! He saw me scrubbing my earrings over the kitchen sink at work and commented that I must be awfully brave... and I pointed out that they wouldn't fit through the drain-cover holes even if I dropped them. Oddly, that didn't seem to make him feel any better about the whole diamonds thing...

 

[pyramid]

Imagine if it is a bit of blue diamond trapped! Hopefully one of the appraisers may chime in.

 

[Texas Leaguer]

Extremely unlikely to be a bright blue inclusion. Is there a cert?

Looks like it might be a blue marker to me. There are various reasons why a diamond might be marked like that in the shop. Sometimes it is to identify the position an inscription so that the setter does not put a prong over it. There are other reasons too, but a diamond should never go out to a customer like that. It reflects on the vendor's quality control system.

If it is a marker it should wipe off with alcohol as another poster said.

 

[HappyNewLife]

I posted on here recently that I got an eternity diamond band with ONE purple stone....

turned out it was marker

See if it comes off (not over the sink), and if not, send it back!

 

[Rockdiamond]

I agree with Bryan- plus the fact that it's blue makes it more likely someone just smudged it with a pen sometime after QC.
DO NOT go in the ocean to wash it off

 

[VRBeauty]

Well darn y'all! I was hoping to see a true blue inclusion - that would be extremely cool!

Since it's unlikely though - OP, put that puppy on a nicely padded, soft surface, and try cleaning it with a cotton-tipped q-tip and alcohol.

 

[Rhea]

Well darn y'all! I was hoping to see a true blue inclusion - that would be extremely cool!

That's exactly why I originally clicked on this thread!

 

[cinnamonstick]

Well darn y'all! I was hoping to see a true blue inclusion - that would be extremely cool!

That's exactly why I originally clicked on this thread!

X3

 

[Area57]

In a bowl - not over the sink!

Is that the voice of experience? or just wisdom? : )
I try to make things easier by always buying diamonds bigger than the holes in the sink drain...

I tried that too, but I don't have but one big 2 inch diameter hole for a sink, no screen. It started to get expensive.

 

[marcy]

I was all excited to see a blue inclusion too.

BelDia I hope it turns out to be a marker that rubs off with alcohol.

 

[Rockinruby]

Most likely to be a marker, but a true blue inclusion would be very cool!

 

[BelDia]

Most likely to be a marker, but a true blue inclusion would be very cool!

Hi all,

Sorry for my belated reply, I did try to remove the blue dot with some alcohol. After some rubbing the blue 'inclusion' has disappeared.

Thanks all for your advice!

 

[kenny]

Glad to hear it.

What a coincidence.
Alcohol makes my blues disappear too.

 

[MarionC]

yeh well.
until the next morning! [she says, having just woken up from sharing a bottle of wine last night].
At least BelDia's blues are gone forever!

BelDia, Are we going to get more photos of your stone?

 

[Texas Leaguer]

Glad to hear it.

What a coincidence.
Alcohol makes my blues disappear too.

Which suddenly reminds me - it's friday isn't it.

 

[motownmama]

HAHA!

 

[Rockinruby]

Glad to hear it.

What a coincidence.
Alcohol makes my blues disappear too.

 

[Rockinruby]

Most likely to be a marker, but a true blue inclusion would be very cool!

Hi all,

Sorry for my belated reply, I did try to remove the blue dot with some alcohol. After some rubbing the blue 'inclusion' has disappeared.

Thanks all for your advice!

Thanks for the update on the mysterious blue inclusion! I'm glad you were able to remove it. Also, I agree with jimmianne....we need more pics of your new stone!

 

[VRBeauty]

Glad to hear it.

What a coincidence.
Alcohol makes my blues disappear too.

Good one, Kenny!

And yes it is, Bryan!

BelDia - how will you be setting that sparkler?