SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS

Synthetic diamonds are “grown” in a laboratory using sophisticated techniques such as HPHT and CVD. While synthetic diamonds exhibit the same chemical and physical properties as a natural diamond, they cannot completely replicate natural diamonds.

One of the most popular simulated stones is cubic zirconia (CZ), a mineral that when synthesized simulates a diamond.

HPHT (High-Pressure High-Temperature) mimics the geological conditions that create natural diamonds. This method of applying high pressure and high temperature to a carbon diamond “seed” can produce a synthetic diamond in approximately three and one-half days. In the CVD process (Chemical Vapor Deposition), moderate heat is applied to hydrogen and methane in a vacuum chamber, producing a chemical reaction that creates a diamond seed.

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