{"id":9324,"date":"2022-12-05T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9324"},"modified":"2022-12-05T13:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:50:44","slug":"what-is-diamond-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-is-diamond-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS DIAMOND FIRE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brilliance, sparkle and fire!<\/h2>\n

\nJewelry stores often talk about diamonds having brilliance, sparkle and fire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMost can understand brilliance and sparkle… But fire?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What the heck is fire in a diamond?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIs the diamond really on fire?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No!<\/h2>\n

Fire is just a play of light<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Think about washing your car. When the rays of sun hit the stream of water, what happens? You see a rainbow of colors. Those bright flashes of color is what we refer to as “fire<\/strong>” in a diamond.<\/p>\n

Fire is color.<\/h2>\n

\nJust look at any rainbow and you’ll see the beautiful color effects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Rainbow<\/p>\n

Diamonds and light<\/h2>\n

\nLight reacts with diamonds exceptionally well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThe reason being: diamonds are transparent.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\nLight can easily pass through a diamond versus a more dense stone like sapphire or garnet.<\/p>\n

Diamond light can be defined as 3 different categories<\/strong>: brilliance, fire, and scintillation. Let’s look at them:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brilliance<\/h2>\n

\nBrilliance (also called brightness<\/strong>) is the white light<\/strong> that emits from the surface and<\/strong> interior of a diamond.<\/p>\n

Fire<\/h2>\n

Fire (also called dispersion<\/strong>) is when light that enters a diamond is split into all the different colors of the rainbow. Fire is colored light<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Scintillation<\/h2>\n

Scintillation are the sparkle effects<\/strong> that a diamond gives off. When you tilt or rotate a diamond in the light, the flashes and sparkles that you see are scintillation<\/strong>. Sparkles are what gives a diamond beauty and life.<\/p>\n

\"Diamond<\/p>\n

What causes brilliance and fire?<\/h2>\n

Brilliance and fire is caused by the proper cuts<\/strong> and proportions<\/strong> of a diamond.<\/p>\n

With the correct cut, both brilliance and fire can be maximized to their full extent. This gives your diamond more dazzle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the stone is cut too deep or too shallow, light escapes<\/strong> out of the bottom of the diamond and is lost (less sparkle<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

A great cut can make all the difference in the world.<\/p>\n

\n\"Maximize<\/p>\n

Read more about diamonds leaking light.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ideal cuts<\/h2>\n

\nA great cut is generally considered an ideal cut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An ideal cut has a table (top flat part of the diamond) of 53-57%<\/strong>, and a depth (total depth of the diamond) of 57.5-63%<\/strong>. Look at any diamond certificate<\/a> to view these percentages.<\/p>\n

A diamond cut with ideal proportions<\/a> will give you a good mix of both white light (brilliance) and colored light (fire).<\/p>\n

Take a look at the proportions and percentages of an ideal cut diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Ideal<\/p>\n

A great cut is a great<\/strong> thing to have.<\/p>\n

How table size affects light<\/h2>\n

If you have a larger table, like 75% or larger, you will see more white flashes of light in the diamond. This is because light comes into the stone perpendicular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If the table is too small, like 41% or smaller, you will see more colored flashes of light. This is because most of the light is coming into the ciamond on an angle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To understand light better, you have to think about how light reacts with a diamond…<\/p>\n

Light interaction<\/h2>\n

\nLight has 3 reactions<\/strong> when it comes in contact with a ciamond: <\/p>\n