How can a lab created gem loose its color?

April 3rd, 2008 by admin | Filed under Other - Science.

EmiJane67 asked:


I purchased on Ebay what was described as a lavendar lab created diamond ring. The ring was lavendar when I got it just a few months ago. When I looked at the ring just the other night it was completely clear. It somehow lost it’s color. What made that happen?

Tags: Ebay, Lab Created Gem, Lost

« What is a simulated diamond?

How do you know the difference between a cubic zirconia and a real diamond? Just the stones, not in a setting? »

One Response to “How can a lab created gem loose its color?”

1. SUE | 6/04/08

   Could be you were ripped off. Who ever heard of a lavender diamond, anyway? Canary, blue, yes, but lavender? I imagine it was a CZ (or lab created diamond) that had been dyed, but probably not properly. I don´t know whether they can actually create a diamond of a color that cannot be found in nature…Check with a jeweler and find out if it is even a white version of what you bought.