lab diamond

Cultured carbon crystal

A lab diamond is a diamond created in a laboratory rather than mined from the earth.

These stones have the same chemical composition and physical properties as natural diamonds—they're real diamonds, just manufactured.

The term distinguishes them from mined diamonds and from diamond simulants like cubic zirconia: She chose a lab diamond for her engagement ring.

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Opposites
origin/formation method

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War-zone-mined gem financing violence

conflict diamond · natural stone · rough diamond

diamond alternatives

lab diamondcubic zirconia

Lab-made diamond simulant

moissanite · crystal · rhinestone · fake diamond · glass

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G