1. What are Lab grown diamonds ?

"Lab-created diamonds are not fakes. They're not cubic zirconias. These diamonds are created in a laboratory rather than occurring in nature and mined from the earth. Some diamond laboratories use advanced technology to mimic the conditions that natural diamonds undergo when they form beneath the earth’s crust. The only true difference between earth grown diamonds and lab grown diamond is their origin, except that diamonds have essentially all of the same chemical, optical and physical properties and crystal structure as natural earth diamonds.

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2. How are they grown?

At our lab, diamonds are grown through CVD process. CVD uses a small diamond seed and is placed inside a sealed chamber that is heated to over 1,400 Fahrenheit and filled with carbon-rich gases (typically methane and hydrogen). These gases are then ionized into plasma using a technology similar to lasers or microwaves. This technology essentially breaks down the molecular bond of the gas. Once the molecular bond is broken down, pure carbon begins to stick to the seed and a new diamond forms.

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3. Can You Tell The Difference Between Lab Grown And Natural Mined Diamonds?

Lab grown diamonds are identical to natural mined diamonds. Even to the trained eye, it is impossible to tell the difference between a diamond grown in a lab and an earth mined diamond. Distinguishing between the two requires a trained gemologist and sophisticated equipment specifically designed for identifying lab grown diamonds. Traditional observations and diamond-detectors cannot tell the two kinds of diamonds apart from one another since they are identical both chemically and optically. So, a lab grown diamond and a mined diamond will look the same and you won’t be able to tell the difference because they’re identical in every way.

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