Is a Lab Grown Diamond a Real Diamond?

(Extracted from Mines)

(Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT). )

History

Diamonds were found in India in as early as the 4th century BC and the first recorded accounts of diamond mining are also located in India around 800 BC.

Composition

Both Lab Diamonds and Natural Diamonds are made of carbon atoms and have an identical crystal structure.

Diamonds are the hardest known material with the hardness score of 10 on the Mohs scale.

Hardness

Environmental Impact

To mine one carat of diamond, approximately 250 tonnes of earth is moved. Whereas lab diamonds are created using advanced technology.

Get certificate of authenticity, buy from reputed seller such as GemsNY.

How to Know My Diamond