You’ve probably heard the saying “a diamond is forever”. What if the market for them – with its hefty price tags – isn’t?
It takes intense pressure and temperatures north of 2,000 degrees for a diamond to form deep within the Earth. But these days, there’s another way to create a diamond: in a lab, where a diamond can go ...
Diamonds, among the hardest materials in the world, are formed from millions of years of geological pressure and must be extracted from mines deep in the earth. But stones with the same chemical ...
In the span of less than a decade, lab-grown diamonds (LGD) have transitioned from a niche alternative and industrial stone (which was mostly used for industrial purposes) to one of the most ...
On top of it, the marketplace for diamonds can be really confusing. There are grades of clarity and color that lead to an overall quality rating. And, of course, diamonds are very expensive. The ...
Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, ...