Pink Diamonds
Pink diamonds are one of the rarest and most expensive diamonds in the world. A natural pink diamond ring can easily cost well over a million dollars
Natural pink diamonds are out of the reach of most of us, however you can buy lab-grown pinks or simulants at much more affordable prices.
What Are Pink Diamonds?
Natural diamonds can be found in a wide variety of colours and such coloured stones are usually referred to as fancy diamonds. The exact colour of the gemstone depends on the nature of tiny amounts of impurities it contains. The precise nature of the impurity responsible for a pink colouration is still being researched.Pink diamonds are graded according to the intensity of their colour and can range from a gentle blush to an intense, deep shade. Vivid pink stones are rarer and tend to fetch even higher prices than pale ones. Today the main supply of intense pink diamonds comes from the Argyll Diamond Mine in Western Australia.
Famous Pink Diamonds
One of the world's largest diamonds is the Darya-ye Noor or "Sea of Light". This 185 carat light pink stone is currently part of the Iranian Crown Jewels and dates back to the 18th or possibly even 17th century.In modern culture it was the (fictitious) diamond The Pink Panther that originally launched the movie series of the same name. More recently Ben Affleck reportedly gave Jennifer Lopez a six-carat heart-shaped pink diamond ring worth $1.2 million.