Hope Gem Glows Red in Uv Light ; Finding Could Help Authenticate True Blue Diamonds
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 18, 2008
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WASHINGTON The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them "fingerprint" blue diamonds and tell the real ones from the artificial.
The phosphorescence comes from boron in the gem, the same element that makes it appear blue in normal light, explained Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.See the full content of this document
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Hope Gem Glows Red in Uv Light ; Finding Could Help Authenticate True Blue Diamonds
But while all blue diamonds glow in ultraviolet light, most glow blue. The Hope glows red...
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