Black Diamond Rings are massively in fashion. The Carbonado (to give it it’s technical term), is more commonly referred to as a ‘Black Diamond’. It is this diamond that feature in Black Diamond Rings.  Black Diamond Rings are highly prized, and can in fact cost more than a clear or yellow stone.  They’re most abundant in Brazil and Central Africa.  They’ve permeated the public consciousness largely due to their increasing popularity with celebrities.  Traditionally, they’ve been considered a man’s stone, but Carmen Electra, Lauren Conrad and SATC’s Carrie Bradshaw are among the trend setting ladies to adopt this most exclusive of rocks.  Model Adriana Lima wore a $5 millon dollar bra encrusted with black diamonds during the 2008 Victoria’s Secret show.

Black Diamond Rings choice

So not the cheapest option then, but a quick search on any search engine will bring up a host of sites offering black diamond jewelry and Black Diamond Rings,  which illustrates just how popular it’s become.  You can go for a ‘lab grown’ versions of Black Diamond Rings if you want to save money.  Less ostentatious and subtler than traditional clear diamonds, the paring of the two is also a growing trend.  Whilst a clear diamond will sparkle across a room, the black diamond’s opaque depths are no less striking (and a whole lot classier).

Unique Black Diamond Rings

Black Diamond Rings are very unique items an also quite expensive! Imagine people’s surprise and interest when you tell them that your new engagement ring is a Black Diamond Ring.  You can be fairly sure you’ll be the only person you know with such an unusual and covetable ring.  You’ll notice people’s eyes widen when they notice your black diamond.  It will become your ‘heirloom’ piece. Black Diamond Rings will be a lifetime gift many times over.

Science of Black Diamond Rings

Now for the science bit of Black Diamond Rings.  A Carbonado may sound like an Italian pasta dish, but it’s the correct name for the Black Diamond.  They’re made up of tiny, porous black crystals.  ‘Regular’ diamonds are not common where black diamonds are mined.  They were created about 3 billion years ago, which in relative terms, makes them quite ‘young’.  Mantle minerals characteristic in clear stones are not found in carbonados.  It’s porous nature however, does enable it to take on minerals typically found in the Earth’s crust, after formation.  The stone exhibits a fascinating luminescence, which may go some way to explaining it’s popularity.  The origins of the Black diamond are by no means certain.  Were they formed following a meteoritic impact?  Do they in fact represent fragments of a long dead star, local to what is now our planet?  Or were they forged in our Earth’s boiling centre, like other diamonds? One things for sure, they make amazing Black Diamond Rings!

It’s all part of their appeal and allure.  But they’ll remain pleasingly exclusive, and their owners will treasure them for a lifetime. Start looking at Black Diamond Rings today!