Elegant Diamonds, Man-Made
Everyone knows the fabulous grandeur of diamonds. Everyone wants diamonds, because of the elegance it possesses and the beauty that it has got. Diamonds are very rare and can be very expensive since it takes a long time to get and to process. It is also very precious because of its quality and its antiquity.
The diamond is the hardest natural gemstone to date. It scores 10 on Mohs scale of mineral hardness and has great resistance to scratches. It can cut through glass. It has existed long before humans had trod this world. The youngest diamonds are around 1 billion years old and the oldest as old as 3 billion years! This is the core to the diamond’s preciousness, antiquity and its beauty. It can also range from different colors, from classic crystal to violet or even pink.
The costly diamonds are usually the natural ones. Those diamonds that were fetched from the Earth’s depths are the expensive ones. However, diamonds do not have to be expensive anymore. This is because of the rapid growth of the human race and technology. Modern technology has enabled humans to process diamonds that are 100% man made. It has the same appearance and quality but it is not a natural diamond. It is cheaper. This is possible through the use of diamond simulants.
The need for diamonds and the materials required to make them has radically increased concurrent with the flourishing diamond trade worldwide. For the trade to be stable, many artificial and synthetic materials have been used to feed the need for diamonds. There are some natural simulants such as topaz, beryl, and quartz, which have high hardness rates but low refraction indexes. Artificial simulants are the sorts of moissanite (silicon carbide), white sapphires, and cubic zirconia.
A good example for man made diamonds is the new Star Hybrid simulated diamond. It possesses the same quality and clarity of real diamonds yet harder than the common moissanite or cubic zirconia. The Star Hybrid is not the only simulated diamond. There are lots of other man made diamonds that are for sale. These are finely cut by hand and have the good attributes of majesty that the diamond must have. Remove the connotation that man made diamonds are fake. In fact, they are considered as true diamonds. The only difference is that it is laboratory made and not taken out of the Earth’s depths.
Lab created diamonds are far cheaper than the real ones but still have the shine, the sparkle, the elegance, the majesty and the appeal of real diamonds that are attainable at a lower price. New methods of diamond making have led humans to have these types of synthetic diamonds.
Diamonds really have unmatchable opulence compared to other gemstones. It has the best hardness, the best glamour and probably is the best kind of gemstone that has ever existed on Earth. Since it takes billions of years to form, humans have developed new ways of making synthetic diamonds that look the same and feel the same.
