Thursday, January 12, 2012

Is it possible to remove inclusions from a diamond?

My mother has a diamond with a small inclusion. If removed it would be worth many times more.Is it possible to remove inclusions from a diamond?
Absolutely!

There are 2 ways to improve the clarity of a diamond without having to recut it.

One is called fracture filling. It actually uses a process to fill the feathers (breaks) in a diamond to be much less noticeable.

The other is called laser drilling, which I think your mother's diamond would be suitable, is a technique that uses a laser to actually burn out the inclusion.



Information can be found here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_enh鈥?/a>



More information is here, from a company in New York that provides such services...

http://www.prismgem.com/diamond_clarity_鈥?/a>Is it possible to remove inclusions from a diamond?
No, it is not possible unless you have the stone recut. Then you can cut out the inclusion, but you will have a smaller stone. Smaller stones are worth much less. So it is probably not a good idea.

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