Lab Grown Diamonds
What Are Lab Grown Diamond?
A mined diamond is formed inside the earth's crust. It takes over a billion years, immense pressure and high temperature for the diamond to form. With application of advanced science and technology, it has become possible to highly accelerate this process and recreate the same geological circumstances in a laboratory above the earth. This has given birth to Lab Grown Diamonds.
Different Ways To Grow
HPHT
In HPHT growth, a carbon source such as graphite or diamond powder is placed in the reactor chamber along with other ingredients to facilitate diamond growth atop a diamond seed.
CVD
In CVD growth, a carbon rich gas is ionised and liquified to deposit on a thin diamond wafer inside a high temperate chamber. Layer after layer gets deposited on the wafer to form a diamond.
Benefits of Lab Grown Diamonds
Conscious
Lab created diamonds are grown in a controlled environment and have nearly 7 times less of an impact on the earth as compared to mined diamonds
Authenticity
A lab grown diamond 100% carbon, 100% a diamond
Less is More
When you opt for lab grown diamonds, you open up the opportunity to expand your personal collection to ethereal luxury pieces and stones, that once seemed out of reach
How Can One Identify Lab Grown Diamonds
Lab grown diamonds have same physical, chemical & optical characteristics as mined diamonds. It is impossible even for a seasoned diamond dealer or a jeweller to say with the naked eye if a diamond is lab made or mined. Only with the help of advanced machinery, one can determine the origin of a diamond. Gemological laboratories can do the job as well.
Common Misconceptions
Lab grown diamonds will flood the market
The lab grown diamond industry barely accounts for 2-3 % of the mined diamond industry. To build growing facilities to increase even 1 percent of current mined diamond supply, it would require another tens of million dollars yearly to function and billions for the machinery. It will take many years before lab grown diamonds are anything but a small portion of the market.
Natural VS Lab Grown Diamonds
| LAB GROWN DIAMONDS | NATURAL DIAMONDS | |
|---|---|---|
| Is it a Diamond? | Yes | Yes |
| Chemical Composition | Carbon | Carbon |
| Intrinsic Purity | Rare and Purest(Type IIa) | Rare and Purest(Type IIa) |
| Source of the Diamonds | Diamond Growing Greenhouses | Earth's surface |
| Is it Synthetic | No | No |
| Is it Fake | No | No |
| Is it Artificial | No | No |
| Certified by Labs | Yes | Yes |
| Specific Gravity | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| Dispersion | 0.44 | 0.44 |
| Life of a Diamond | Eternity | Eternity |