1:34 PM
john dryden
his may sound a little strange, but we actually have the technology and processes to create a real diamond. These are created using intense pressure and heat and a small real diamond ’seed’. The seed is to provide the molecular structure building block for the sheets of carbon placed over the seed to duplicate. This takes care of the mining and social responsibility issues of a natural mined diamond, but is it eco-friendly? It is an energy intensive process duplicating the natural heat and pressure that forms natural diamonds, only its in a laboratory using 58,000 atmospheres of pressure at 2,300-degrees Fahrenheit until the material crystallizes.
I would imagine that uses more energy than a 100watt light bulb, but probably nothing near the scale of the energy used for a mined diamond. Three major companies involved in manufacturing these gem quality true diamonds are Apollo, Gemesis and Chatham Created Gems. Due to current manufacturing restrictions, only colored diamonds are available in sizes larger than one carat. Because the diamond is created in a controlled environment, they are able to create a near perfect diamond every time. The cost for these cultured diamonds is approximately 15% less than a natural mined diamond, but the quality is usually superior.
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The fact we have the technology able to grow diamonds is not new actually, and it doesn't sound strange, at least for me. I think is't great we have such a possibility.
You said:"I would imagine that uses more energy than a 100watt light bulb, but probably nothing near the scale of the energy used for a mined diamond" - so, do you really think it is better to dig a huge pit in the ground and destroy every living-being organism around it? The consequences of diamond mining are much more devastating than the usage of intense energy I think.
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