Synthetic Diamonds and Simulants
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There are two types of diamond, naturally mined diamonds and synthetic
diamondsgrown in laboratories.
Created or man-made diamonds have the same characteristics and qualities
a natural diamonds, they are also eco-friendly. Natural diamonds and synthetic
diamonds simply have a different origin. Fancy color lab grown diamonds
are more affordable than natural mined and it’s price can be up-to 5 times
less depends on color. For each diamond of these types you can receive
an independent gemological certificate from GIA, IGI or EGL. Currently
there are just few laboratories where lab grown diamonds are created,
these are Gemesis, New Age Diamonds, Apollo. The technology behind it
is HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition).
There also so called diamond simulants like cubic zirconia (CZ), moissanite,
Russian Brilliant and etc, these usually have a much lower price. The
simulants can’t be graded by gemolical laboratories and it will never
be confirmed as real diamond. There is also a great variety of sizes and
shapes, e.g. popular round and square sizes, hearts, marquises, star shapes
and many others.