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NATURAL
LAB GROWN
OR
DIAMONDS
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Can you tell how this diamond was produced?
Lab grown diamonds and natural diamonds
are visually and chemically identical.
*Lab-grown cost tied to carat weight and other market conditions.
Formed inside the earth
Carbon, from deposits many miles beneath the earth's surface
More than one million years
Flawless diamonds are rare and expensive
Market value
Gas-powered equipment and
mining waste
Not perfectly regulated
Consistent and withstands market fluctuations
Employs thousands of people in
poor countries
PROCESS
COMPOSITION
FORMATION
QUALITY
COST
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
IDEOLOGY
VALUE
SOCIAL
Produced inside a reactor at extreme conditions in a factory
Carbon structure identical to natural
Days to weeks depending on size
Quality diamonds are easily produced in large quantities
One-quarter to one-third the price*
Uses elevated levels of water and electricity
Not all factories are regulated
Market value decreases as supply increases
Employs primarily engineers and technicians
Natural
Category
Lab Grown
