Help with champagne diamond "phenomenon"

[the_mother_thing]

I posted this thread in Rocky Talky, and thought I might get a little more response to my question. Alas, I am still perplexed. Admittedly, I know VERY little about diamonds. I thought someone here might have a better explanation for why this diamond is behaving this way since it kind of acts like a color changing CS.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/[/URL]

Thanks in advance for your help. This "behavior" doesn't make me love it any less; I just want to understand what I am seeing and why.

 

[T L]

I posted this thread in Rocky Talky, and thought I might get a little more response to my question. Alas, I am still perplexed. Admittedly, I know VERY little about diamonds. I thought someone here might have a better explanation for why this diamond is behaving this way since it kind of acts like a color changing CS.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/[/URL]

Thanks in advance for your help. This "behavior" doesn't make me love it any less; I just want to understand what I am seeing and why.

It's hard to tell from your video, but it might be fluorescence. I have a pink champagne diamond that does this in direct sun. It has white fluor. Do you have an inexpensive UV light at hand?

 

[the_mother_thing]

I posted this thread in Rocky Talky, and thought I might get a little more response to my question. Alas, I am still perplexed. Admittedly, I know VERY little about diamonds. I thought someone here might have a better explanation for why this diamond is behaving this way since it kind of acts like a color changing CS.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/[/URL]

Thanks in advance for your help. This "behavior" doesn't make me love it any less; I just want to understand what I am seeing and why.

It's hard to tell from your video, but it might be fluorescence. I have a pink champagne diamond that does this in direct sun. It has white fluor. Do you have an inexpensive UV light at hand?

I don't (that I know of), but is that something I can pick up someplace relatively easily? Or can I buy an UV bulb and replace a regular one in a lamp to test?

I am seriously science-y challenged here.

 

[T L]

I posted this thread in Rocky Talky, and thought I might get a little more response to my question. Alas, I am still perplexed. Admittedly, I know VERY little about diamonds. I thought someone here might have a better explanation for why this diamond is behaving this way since it kind of acts like a color changing CS.

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/color-changing-omc-diamond-fcd.202703/[/URL]

Thanks in advance for your help. This "behavior" doesn't make me love it any less; I just want to understand what I am seeing and why.

It's hard to tell from your video, but it might be fluorescence. I have a pink champagne diamond that does this in direct sun. It has white fluor. Do you have an inexpensive UV light at hand?

I don't (that I know of), but is that something I can pick up someplace relatively easily? Or can I buy an UV bulb and replace a regular one in a lamp to test?

I am seriously science-y challenged here.

Something like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/45x-LED-Mini-Pocket-Microscope-Magnifier-Magnifying-Glass-Loupe-UV-Light-Jeweler-/380916656954?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b066eb3a

 

[the_mother_thing]

Something like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/45x-LED-Mini-Pocket-Microscope-Magnifier-Magnifying-Glass-Loupe-UV-Light-Jeweler-/380916656954?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b066eb3a

I don't have anything like that, but I can certainly pick that one up. Do you have/use that particular one to know if it's a decent one, or were you just posting it for an example? That's an inexpensive enough investment that I'm sure I would use.

 

[T L]

Something like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/45x-LED-Mini-Pocket-Microscope-Magnifier-Magnifying-Glass-Loupe-UV-Light-Jeweler-/380916656954?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b066eb3a

I don't have anything like that, but I can certainly pick that one up. Do you have/use that particular one to know if it's a decent one, or were you just posting it for an example? That's an inexpensive enough investment that I'm sure I would use.

I have something similar. I also recommend a UV flashlight, but they're a bit more expensive. You can search for those on ebay too.

 

[SteveWorks]

I'm having a similar issue but I really don't think there any way around it. Pink it shall stay!
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Steve Works
demi sec champagne

 

[Marlow]

Maybe a Tyndall effect?