White fluorescence...

[Gothgrrl]

Has anyone heard of white fluor? I''ve heard of blue, yellow and green, but not white. I am looking at a round stone that is SI/F with medium white. Would med. white be okay?

 

[Skippy123]

I have been really interested in fluorescense lately too, so I would love to hear the answer.

 

[Kaleigh]

How interesting, can''t wait for the answer as well!!!

 

[Gothgrrl]

I am also looking at an I color with med. blue fluor. On one hand I know the I will benefit from the blue fluor. But I am also intrigued by the white fluor. I''m hoping more people will respond to my question. Thanks.

 

[Lynn B]

OOOOOH! I will be watching this thread closely, too! White flouro??! How INTRIGUING!!!!

 

[shel]

The only way I can think of white fluorescence happening is if the stone fluoresced in red, green, and blue. Or blue fluoro plus yellow (since yellow is a mix of red and green). That would be weird if a diamond emitted white light when excited by UV light (but I suppose it might be possible).

 

[Ellen]

There''s a couple short, expert answers in here.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/white-fluorescence.5689/

Might search, there were more.

 

[DiamondExpert]

Daiamonds can fluoresce pretty much any color...this is the Rodman/Bronstein Butterfly of Peace fancy collection.

 

[elaineh]

very interesting...

do diamonds fluoresce in purple too?

 

[Skippy123]

Cool pic!!!

 

[Nicrez]

I have seen pink and orange, yellow and white. Of course blue is the usual. But the PINK fluorescence was the most interesting to me...also only saw that once. Other than that white is the second most common I have seen, followed by yellow then orange.

Med White is the SAME as Medium blue really. Again it''s only in the UV light that they have any effect. and the colored fluorescence was not detected in daylight as the color, only in the UV light.

From what I have noticed white FL should be more than fine, no difference. Being an F, with medium FL it should have a deeper discount I assume.

 

[DBM]

there is such a thing as white fluorescence. have only seen it in colored stones though. wonder what color effect it would have in colorless stones...

 

[Fly Girl]

Gothgirl - Is the white fluor stone you are looking at discounted in price for the fluor color? Just wondering, because I saw a diamond with yellow fluor listed on the cert for sale on Blue Nile a while back and it was priced significantly less than a similar stone without the yellow fluor. I remember thinking that this would be a great buy for a pendant stone, if you wanted the size, but weren''t picky about it being absolutely colorless.

If the price is right, it might be worth bringing in for a look.

 

[CaptAubrey]

White fluorescence is common with chameleon diamonds.

 

[Gothgrrl]

Nicrez, yes it is discounted. I was looking at stones that had fluorescence. I am wanting one with some, after hearing how a lot of people liked them.

Fly Girl, yes I am looking at a stone that has white fluor. I was thinking maybe a pendant would be nice. I am in no hurry though.

CaptAubrey, that is interesting to know. I have only seen two chameleon diamonds here.

Thanks to all that replied.