Application Note:

Large amount of pink and blue CVD- grown synthetic diamonds on the market 

Mikko Åström, Alberto Scarani
February 22, 2015

Large parcels of CVD-grown fancy blue and pink diamonds has appeared on the market. New generation of type IIa blue stones are even more difficult to detect without adequate spectroscopic instrumentation. In this application note we discuss about their identification with standard and more advanced gemological instruments.