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Synthetic Diamonds and Simulants

There are two types of diamond, naturally mined diamonds and synthetic diamonds grown 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.