Diamonds are highly valued due to their beauty and can pack quite a high price in the market. Nowadays, technology has made it possible to manufacture synthetic diamonds, but people still have their doubts. Are they genuine, or they significantly less valuable? Here are the differences between natural and synthetic diamonds.
Diamonds are natural substances created from carbon. They can be found deep within the earth, comfortably nested in high pressure and temperature surroundings. These natural pieces of beauty are formed over a period of 1 to 3.3 billion years. Natural diamonds are graded based on the quality of the cut, colour, quality, and carat or size. High-quality diamonds are typically colourless. A distinct trait of a natural diamond is its imperfection - very small characteristics can be found under high magnification, which makes every natural diamond a unique product.
Synthetic diamonds are created in factories using artificial processes. High-pressure high-temperature manufacturing process attempt to replicate the natural creation of diamonds within the span of weeks or months. Synthetic diamonds are also referred to as cultured, lab-grown, man-made, or cultivated diamonds. Contrary to natural ones, synthetic diamonds are free from blemishes due to artificial interference, but they are also lesser in value and lack the uniqueness that natural diamonds possess. It is however false to say that synthetic diamonds are fake - they possess the same chemical composition and physical traits as the real ones, albeit man-made.
NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MIGHT BE CONFUSED BY MANY.
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