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2. Moissanite - Wikipedia

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   A moissanite engagement ring Moissanite: emerald cut. Moissanite was introduced to the jewelry market as a diamond alternative in 1998 after Charles & Colvard (formerly known as C3 Inc.) received patents to create and market lab-grown silicon carbide gemstones, becoming the first firm to do so. By 2018 all patents on the original process world ...

3. Diamond simulant - Wikipedia

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   Introduced at the end of the 20th century, the lab-grown product moissanite has gained popularity as an alternative to diamond. The high price of gem-grade diamonds, as well as significant ethical concerns of the diamond trade, [1] have created a large demand for diamond simulants. [2]

4. Synthetic diamond - Wikipedia

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   Lab-grown diamonds of various colors grown by the high-pressure-and-temperature technique. A synthetic diamond or laboratory-grown diamond (LGD), also called a lab-grown diamond, [1] laboratory-created, man-made, artisan-created, artificial, synthetic, or cultured diamond, is a diamond that is produced in a controlled technological process (in contrast to naturally formed diamond, which is ...

5. Are lab-grown diamonds 'worthless'? Experts weigh in as ... - AOL

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   The key difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds is their origins: Natural diamonds take billions of years to form, and lab-grown diamonds can be created in a matter of weeks.

6. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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   In general, all are less hard than diamond. Moissanite actually has a higher refractive index than diamond, and when presented beside an equivalently sized and cut diamond will show more "fire". Cultured, synthetic, or "lab-created" gemstones are not imitations: The bulk mineral and trace coloring elements are the same in both.

7. How 2023 became the year of the lab-grown diamond - AOL

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   The company isn’t the only one seeing big sales from this category: Lab-grown diamond brand Brilliant Earth saw a 15.7 percent net sales increase in 2022, to $440 million.