subject: Loose Blue Diamonds-rare And Beautiful [print this page] There is a wide range of diamonds in the world, but in the diamond market only the colour less or slightly yellow coloured diamonds are in run. Diamonds, the sparkling stones are too rare and the blue diamonds are the rarest and expensive among all valuable stones. A Loose blue diamond has a lustrous blue colour and is valued because of its regal beauty. Loose Blue Diamonds were commonly used in royal crowns, necklaces and other jewellery items. Blue diamonds are often connected to kings, queens and aristocrats. It is believed that these diamonds are a sign of sophisticated and classic elegance. Loose Blue Diamonds definitely make superb engagement rings. The colour of blue diamonds varies from light shades to deep dark and as said earlier; they are one of the most expensive and the rarest in the world. Few of the names of blue diamonds are navy, Royal, steel, sky etc. Blue diamond gets a blue colour mainly due to the boron element. India was the first producer of blue diamonds but now the production of blue diamonds is done in South Africa.
The Hope diamond is the most famous blue diamond in the world. We know that a pure diamond is an insulator, but The Hope Diamondcontains some amounts of boron which conducts electricity and produces radiance. The hope diamond which is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. is the largest diamond being 45.52 carats, and it is more than a billion years old. Its estimated value is over $200 million us dollars! King Louis XIV of France had worn it in his neck as a ceremonial pendant in 1668. Hope Diamond remained in French monarchy and so its name became Blue Diamond of the Crown. Its current name Hope Diamond was given by Henry Philip Hope in 1824. Before it was donated to Smithsonian Institution by Harry Winston in 1958, it went from family to family for years.
Loose Blue Diamonds Stones are priced around 560,000 US dollars per carat. Furthermore its value increases with intensity and purity of colour. Since Blue diamonds are the rarest and the most diamonds, they are more in demand too.
