WHAT IS A BLACK DIAMOND?

[ALLSMANB]

WHAT IS A BLACK DIAMOND, ARE THEY REALLY A DIAMOND? ARE THEY WORTH ANYTHING?

 

[pricescope]

Black diamonds became popular just recently. As I understood they are used to create a strong contrast when combined with white or color stones.I didn't find much info yet. Some believe that this is 3.5 M years old star dust.Here is one link about black diamonds: http://www.gemkey.com/newscenter/news/default.asp?NTYPEID=6&NNEWSID=2197 (scrol down to find an article)

 

[StevL]

Yes, there really are black diamonds. They are very heavily included, and they are used more for a accent stones than as a major gem stone. Don't get me wrong, you can buy these in larger sizes, but most are fairly small.They sort of look like a piece on hematite. Hematite is a opaque mineral that exhibits dark gray to black color with a metallic luster (not always).------------------