Can Diamonds Be Green. This color was found to be localized in blotchy patches and it did not penetrate past the surface of the stone. Very few diamonds have a pure hue such as red blue green orange or yellow.
Clear white yellow brown blue green pink and orange. Neutron irradiation in a reactor and high-energy electron irradiation in a particle accelerator are now the most common treatment methods. This treatment is an effective tool for changing the color of certain diamonds making them colorless pink blue green yellowish green or yellow.
These are the most sought-after diamonds and their prices are usually very high.
As with other diamond grading scales diamond value goes up exponentially with each increase in grade. Lab-grown diamonds are not necessarily the answer and a recent study reported in several major outlets found that synthetic diamonds cause 6 lbs of carbon per diamond and mined ones up to 125 lbs. Diamonds enveloped in radium salt slowly turned a dark green. Even if your diamond is ethical there is potential for it to be environmentally harmful.
