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Aside from 4C’s, the term fire is usually employed to identify a diamond, but what does it refer to? Why does it call fire anyway? How much important is fire aspect in determining the value of a diamond? Is diamonds  fire more important than brilliance? These questions are often emerged around diamond shoppers.

The term fire in diamond industry these days can be traced back to the ancient times. The Greeks considered that fire in a diamond symbolized the everlasting flame of love. Fire in a diamond is the power to split white light into rainbow colors, the greater the separation between colors, the greater the fire. Its dispersion is the difference in diamond’s index of refraction for light of different colors. Diamond has both a more eminent index of refraction and a higher dispersion rate than any other natural, crystalline, colorless substance.

From the common eyes, the diamond fire usually can be observed easily in places like restaurants, cafe or clubs where the light is lower. The quantity of fire will be depended on how the stone is cut and faceted. Older cut diamonds appear as if they have more fire because they’re cut with steep crown angles and flatter tables of the facets.

However, fire is not the sole aspect that might be considered. Other features that are used to assess a diamond include brilliance and scintillation. Brilliance requires both brightness and contrasts in the diamond and cites to how light is reflected back to the watcher, or return-of-light in the diamond trade. To many jewelry dealers, it’s the most important quality in a diamond, and is what people react to when they cry out for a diamond.

Diamonds also have a quality called scintillation. Scintillation, or sparkler, refers to how light disperses from the stone when it’s dragged. While brilliance is the quality of dispersed light when the diamond is in a stationary position, scintillation is observed when the diamond shift in the light. Both are nearly associated characters, while fire is another property.

The manner a diamond is cut will influence how much fire or brilliance it has, and often one may have to make a trade-off for one value or another. Which way is the best way to go? For the most part, most diamonds are sliced more for brilliance and scintillation rather than for fire. When shopping for a diamond remembers that it’s in investment, yes. But what actually counts is whether you love it. Characters like brilliance vs. fire really do pale in comparison to that one critical element! So, in the end, it’s up to your decision whether to consider fire heavily or not.