In our time, often among jewelery, you can find professional fakes, which at first glance, even specialists can not distinguish from these stones. After all, science has gone so far that precious stones can be created in artificial conditions. But, as we all know, only natural jewelry is valued, so nobody wants to pay big money for forgery. Let's take a more detailed look at how to distinguish a diamond from a fake, without referring to specialists.
How to distinguish a real diamond?
Certificate. The first role, of course, is played by a certificate. It is always given to you when buying a jewelry in a specialized store. So, if you bought your diamond in a large and trustworthy store and you were given a certificate, then the chance that the stone would be a fake is small enough.
Shine. But since the certificate can not be considered the most accurate proof, let's look at a few more ways how to distinguish a diamond. For example, one of the simplest is shine. Diamonds have a high degree of refraction, because they are very bright in the sun. No fake so sparkle will not.
Transparency. A convenient way of how to distinguish a diamond from a glass, but only if it is without a rim. Put a stone on the newspaper and if you can see or read through it, then, most likely, it's not a diamond, it's glass.
Defects. A diamond is a natural stone, because it can not be ideal, although sometimes such specimens are found.
Heat of breath. The diamond does not fog. Take a breath at it and see if the stone has caught even a few seconds, then you have a fake.
Ultraviolet. Place the diamond under the ultraviolet lamp. The real stone in its light will acquire a blue or close to it shade. The fake will start to glow with green, yellow or gray colors.
Hardness. Also the correct way of how to distinguish a diamond from a cubic zirconia or moissanite is glass or sandpaper. As you know, a diamond is one of the hardest materials on earth and it easily cuts glass, while forgery with such hardness, of course, does not differ. It is also possible to carry sandpaper on the surface of the stone: there will be no marks on the diamond, but they will be on a fake.