Memorial Diamonds Are Getting Popular in China

In some religions there's a belief that the death is just the beginning. We aren't going to discuss ideological ideas here but to show that once a close person passes away there are some options of how to bury him/her. One of the options that is getting very popular in China is turning ashes of a dead person into memorial diamonds. Here are some reasons whey more and more people decide on this alternative method instead of traditional burial on the mainland:

1 It helps to keep memory longer and closer – memorial diamonds are like real diamonds. They are solid, long-lasting and fadeless. Due to the growing process human ash undergoes high pressure high temperature processing and tightens to a diamond (from 500 grams of ashes come out 1-2 carat diamond stone). A person then can make a diamond jewelry and always keep it close.

Making Diamonds Out of Peanut Butter

It may sound weird but still it looks like even peanut butter may shine one day. Currently scientists from the Bayerisches Geoinstitute in Germany are taking pains in finding what Earth's mantle is actually made of. Want they or not but it is closely connected with diamond formation. Though the composition of the last is known but it's still unbelievable how carbon can be transferred into the most solid stone in the world with the change of conditions.

The team of researchers lead by David Robson are studying possible constituents of lower mantle, because it's still unknown what it consists of. There exists much information on upper layers but lower layers are buried too deep under the ground to be studied. However, there are chambers in the laboratories where the conditions are very close to real. So they take certain materials and expose them to high pressure and high temperature to make them denser. Among the most odd materials peanut butter was taken. This is not a random choice. In fact this is a carbonaceous material which under heat and pressure turned into small diamonds.

Some Ways to Get Your Memories Saved

Life is short but still there's enough time to make so many mistakes to people we love. Sometimes it seems nothing can help to redeem it, especially if a person passed away. No one can bring him/her back but there's one way that can help you have him/her closer with you for a bit longer — turning ashes to memorable thing.

The tradition of keeping an urn of ashes on your mantleplace is giving way to a new trend, when you can have personalized memorials of your close person, or even pass them to next generation. The co-operative named Memorials Walshall offers a range of options how to make the memories of a dead person unforgettable: either to turn them into painting, or body tattoo, or blast them in space or even make a diamond jewelry. Let's focus on the last option.

Alternative or Ethical Diamond Wedding Rings

Even though the technological development never stands still, some people aspire for ethical options rather than modern ones. Not only super up-to-date devices are meant, but it also concerns engagement and wedding rings.

Diamond mining is one of the most devastating procedure that has a global influence. No matter what most of the miners say, the destructive results of diamond extraction are evident. With that people are prone to steady traditions and it seems there is nothing to break one when a man has to propose with a diamond ring. No one can say where it came from but surely no one is going to put an end to it. Even more, with time it became cluttered with myths and legends about a meaning of a diamond in a ring. So to find the balance between these two ideas there are 3 alternative ethical diamond rings options for environmentally conscious people:

Boots: Most Quaint Setting for Diamonds

It's easy to imagine diamonds to be worn on a neck, finger, wrist, hair, even on teeth but it's unusual to see them on footwear. Well, 'road test' is not what diamonds, the most expensive gems, deserve. However, these ankle boots were not made for an everyday wear but were used as an odd setting for expensive gems. If assessed in terms of beauty – they are 100% dazzling and brilliant! And the most expensive by the way.

The boots were designed by the designers An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx from Antwerp and made by diamond dealer Diarough. They were working on them to be in time for the Business of Design Week held in Hong Kong in December 2013. Now they can be found in the office of Diarough, so several jewelers from New Zealand and Australia had got an opportunity to try on them as a part of their trip to Antwerp.

Diamonds That Can Help Make Beijing Air Clean

Diamond is a mineral mostly consisting of carbon. The rest part that doesn't belong to 'mostly' are impurities that add some color to diamonds turning them into highly sought-after colored gems. Since the people could study the composition, structure and natural processes under the Earth mantle that forego diamond formation, they were able to reproduce them on the top of the ground to create real diamonds. They are known as 'laboratory diamonds', 'cultured diamonds' or 'man-made diamonds'. Later this technology was used to make memorial diamonds – diamonds that are made of human hair or ashes, which are carbon-containing materials, too. But Daan Roosegaarde went to even greater extremes – he decided to turn city's soot to diamonds.

From Ashes to Diamonds

Have you ever contemplated over a phrase “from ashes you came, to ashes you will return”? It sounds fatal and lifeless. But there is actually life after death not only in a way of a soul, but in a form of a gem when it comes to diamonds made of ashes.

Swiss company Algordanza is known for making diamond gems from cremated human remains. They take ashes, put it into a diamond-growing chamber and compress into diamonds under high temperature and high pressure that resembles conditions deep under the Earth mantle. Algordanza have offices in 24 countries worldwide and each year from 800 to 900 people address them with request for diamonds.

Why are Synthetic Diamonds So Expensive?

This is the question asked by every second person who at least once in life faced a choice between mined or synthetic diamonds. But it's better to specify the term “synthetic diamonds” since some readers may synonimize it with diamond substitute.

Synthetic, man made, lab-grown diamonds are the terms used to identify 100% diamonds which are grown in laboratories instead of being extracted from under the earth mantle. They shouldn't be mixed with cubic zirconia and moissanite, which are not diamond in terms of chemical composition, physical properties and even visual characteristics.

The Largest Colorless Lab-Grown Diamond So Far!

It seems there is no better explanation for man-made diamonds selling proposition that was once said by the founder of Gemesis company specializing on creating laboratory diamonds:

"If you give a woman a choice between a 2-carat stone and a 1-carat stone and everything else is the same, including the price, what's she gonna choose? ….Does she care if it's synthetic or not? Is anybody at a party going to walk up to her and ask, 'Is that synthetic?' There's no way in hell. So I'll bite your ass if she chooses the smaller one."

Lab Diamonds Give You a Celebrated Look on Mommy's Budget

Having a million-dollar-baby look doesn't necessarily mean you should spend million on that. There are many ways to save on like you can buy fabulous clothes on sales or even sew it by yourself, visit outlets to get accessories at 70% off their regular price or opt for lab diamonds. Yes, the ability to bring the same effect as of natural diamonds but at lower price also adds to synthetic diamond's positive qualities.

Christmas Gift Ideas that Never Fail

 

Christmas in not simply around the corner, it's in the doorway already. Time flies but it seems to fly even faster when the holidays approach and it often happens that all our plans about buying presents beforehand go awry. In agony we are trying then to think about what would be the best present for each member of our kin. Indeed, it's a hard task to decide but we can help you with at least one idea for present for your love one – diamond jewelry, 100% a win-win present.

Some would like to drop reading further once they heard about diamonds, please don't! Yes, diamonds are expensive and may far exceed your holiday presents budget, but here we are going to talk about affordable diamonds to fit your wallet perfectly.

Lab grown diamonds, or also called man made diamonds, can be a great present for any holiday including Christmas. Not hard to guess from the name that they are grown in the laboratory instead of being dug from under the ground. Nevertheless they are real diamonds with real diamond core. The technology of growing diamonds is quite sophisticated but to describe it short there is a tiny piece of real mined diamond placed in the chamber where in extremely high temperature and under high pressure with the help of carbon it grows. These are actually the conditions found in the Earth mantle, which are needed for diamonds to be formed, they are merely reproduced in the laboratory. With this, diamonds created this way are real diamonds acquiring all properties intrinsic to mined stones. So diamond jewelry made with the use of created diamonds look stunning and natural so that it's really hard to say the origin of the gems set in it.

It's not a secret that the competition between mined and lab grown diamonds is really tough with many pros and cons speaking for each side. Most often you will hear ambiguous views concerning non-natural diamonds, in this regard you can always talk to your loved person about what he/she thinks about such gems weighting everything up. Or if you want it to be a surprise, you should better spy this information out in a tricky way.

There is always a risk you can be cheated and offered false diamond, but it can happen regardless of whether you are dealing with mined diamonds or lab ones. Certificate that proves diamond identity is the best guarantee this is the product of high quality and costs the money.

There is no time left for talking, better look through our online shop for some presents.

Yet Another Company to Produce Synthetic Diamonds

The competition is getting tough on jewelry market, where alongside jewelry manufacturers offering natural diamond gems there is a range of diamond growing labs that can boast 100% diamonds of non-natural origin, extremely high quality and less price. Now there is another company to add to that list: Washington Diamonds Corp.

In order to win the customers Washington Diamonds Corp. should offer something different and they will. First of all, there are going to be diamonds of larger size. As you know, large diamonds are very rare similar as their number is scarce in natural conditions. However, gems of 1-2 carats size are most sought after. Just to meet the needs of the customers Washington Diamonds Corp.

will grow diamonds of 1+ carat. The largest stone they have managed to create is 2.3 carat in size. With the use of CVD technology they will cultivate approximately 150 ct. a month, what is a few thousand carats a year. But don't be in a hurry to seek for these stones, since the company hasn't yet decided how it's going to sell it. Following Gemesis experience, a world-know diamond growing company, Washington Diamonds Corp. inclines to internet distribution.

All the stones will be certified by American Gem Society with the inscription of the latter. The clarity to expect is SI and the color rage is from G to I, what is colorless.

Centaurus Diamond Technology, Inc. - New Star on Jewelry Market's Horizon

Let us remind a bit about conflict-free man made diamonds and the way they are popular now just in order to introduce you another diamond growing lab – Centaurus Diamond Technology, Inc. Unlike Scion Diamonds Technology,which are more focused on quantity of produced diamonds, Centaurus are concentrated on quality of their products. Are they satisfied with it? Absolutely, as it is approved by GIA.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award the American soldier can get, when transferred into the 'language' of jewelry this is the GIA approval a lab-grown diamond can be conferred on. Just recently Centaurus diamonds passed GIA test (the most respected gemological laboratory not only in the U.S. but worldwide as well) and there can be no prejudices left to prevent customers from buying them. Visually these diamonds are absolutely indistinguishable from natural-formed diamonds for both a mere customer and an experienced jewelry professional unless they have a wide range of tools to assist them in identifying the origin. While Centaurus diamonds look like real diamonds and they feel like real diamonds they are however lower in price, probably the only difference that tells them from real diamonds. The major we can add. So what do you think about Centaurus Diamonds? Would you opt for them?

Conflict-Free Man Made Diamonds

When we say man made diamonds are conflict-free we really mean it. In some countries where the diamonds are mined child labor is applied to get the diamonds from under the ground. In others diamonds play significant role in supporting military conflicts between feuding clans, here they are used as a mean allowing to get weapon. But if you may think that these aspects of diamonds don't concern you as far as you are living far from Africa where this can be an urgent issue, you are wrong. Conflict caused by diamonds are here behind the corner.

On July 5, a man came in Manassas Mall and went his way to Shaw's Jewelers where he requested to see a diamond ring. Once he was given a precious thing (it valued $16,700), he ran out the mall and disappeared. Now the police is ferreting out a desperate robber. Whatever his motive was, he will definitely be punished.

$16,700 for a ring can be a big buck for a mere man, especially for one who is planning to propose his lady and bolster his intentions with a wedding ceremony. Possibly feeling hopeless about his prospects, he resolved on stealing a ring. But let's try another scenario with less expensive diamond jewelry.

Man made diamonds are known to be real, true diamonds with all the same characteristics of natural-formed stones. Yet even possessing all of them created diamonds are cheaper than those in Manassas Mall. Moreover, if your fiance has an exquisite taste and colored diamond engagement ring is the only ring that will melt her hear, you will have to fully empty your pockets to satisfy her whim.

Such pessimistic ball game in many cases may induce people for actions they would never ever do in their life. But when the ring costs from $1000 to $6000 in average there is no need to risk and steal it as you can really afford it! Pretend you are ready for another level of relations and you need a proposing ring. How much would you be ready to spare? If $4000-5000 is your upper limit then man made diamond engagement ring is what you can easily afford without stealing. You may ask where you can get it? There is actually a wide choice of man made engagement rings through out the internet so that it won't be difficult to find one to satisfy your budget. In this regard lab grown diamond rings are not only conflict-free, but wallet-friendly and risk-free. Keep yourself safe and happy!

Scio Diamond Technology Unsurpassed All Expectations?

This spring we've already posted about Scio Diamond plans to mass produce synthetic diamonds, not much did it take them to implement their plans. Even though the company claimed to have 10 diamond growing reactors ready for producing diamonds, they now run 5 but full steam.

We'll remind you that Scio Diamond Technology Corporation bought a controlling stake in Apollo Diamonds, which used chemical vapor deposition method to manufacture stones for both industrial needs and jewelry sector. It looks like Scio sticks to the traditions of Apollo company but is taking pain to grow even more. And they really manufacture more.

After one reactor ran 179 hours an average, the company managed to produce 220 gross carats of diamonds. Of course, the chief executive officer says this is a great progress if to take into account they want to make real diamonds affordable to any customer. It's everything clear with the quantity but this is not the main target though. The quality is another aspect to pay attention. CVD diamonds produced by Scio are of very high quality if to believe the executive officer. What is more they plan to focus on the needs and likes of their clients and grow the stones with particular specifications if needed.

Father's Day Present

Not only women have a need for love and attention, but also men who are usually associated with sternness and rigidity do need some time for sentiments. In this regard Father's Day may be a good reason to pay more attention to your dads and present them with things they would like to have. For some it can be a new device, others will be happy on getting useful tools but there are dads who would appreciate to get something more than a material thing - the memory of loved ones that will never fade.

Who said diamonds are only a girl's best friend? The diamonds we are to speak now can be nothing but the best present to show your sincere feelings to your dads. Currently nobody is surprised with the notion of synthetic or man made diamonds which are flooding the market and at a time make a tough competition to natural diamond jewelry, but memorial diamonds is something new yet with great perspectives to become popular at an early date. Memorial diamonds are real diamonds gems created in laboratories with the use of hair locks or other carbon pieces that serve as the base material for growing. That said, if you live far away from your dad and you know he misses you terribly, you can ease that by presenting him with a gem that will always remind him about you and your feeling for him. A small lock of your hair will be enough to create a gem that you can set into a ring or small diamond gems to incrust a watch with. In any event, your Father's Day present will have a 'soul' or maybe even the whole story like Teresa Margoller's diamond. June 17 is behind the corner!

The memorial diamonds we are speaking about are created by Heart in Diamond, the diamond growing company with the name that has the meaning. You can learn more about them here. Whatever your present is, we wish you happy Father's Day!

Whose Diamonds Are They?

When it was claimed that man made diamonds are absolute analogues to natural diamonds, people were and still are reluctant to trust that, however the recent events showed that synthetic diamonds worth to be paid more attention to.

Normally each synthetic diamond should be disclosed for the customer to be aware they are buying man made diamonds but not mined. Yet as it turned out lots of diamonds (namely, more than 600 gems) remained undisclosed but this was International Gemological Institute that revealed this fact and raised the alarm. The buyer of such treasure had not even the slightest idea about the origin of the stones purchased, yet the price paid ensured they were natural. Mistakenly.
According to IGI, they've got the cases of two synthetic gems here, more there that were not disclosed, but they've never dealt with such amount of diamonds. What is more, they even don't know whether this is the whole amount or they'll have to expect for a next portion.

IGI stated all diamonds are of the CVD's origin, mostly of small sizes from 0.30 carats to 0.70 carats, the size that is typical for lab grown diamonds. Polish is either “very good” or “excellent” making them extremely appealing. What is more, they are so good that can't be distinguished from mined stones by using usual gemological tools such as microscopes or loupes. One should either possess De Beer's DiamondView or fetch them into gemological institutions for a proof otherwise it's impossible to distinguish them from natural diamonds.
On the one hand, this news should encourage you to keep an eye open for such types of scams which can result in significant loss of money. However, when asked some diamond dealers confessed they would have bought them without doubt because they look like real diamonds. But on the other, when man made diamonds are so good and indistinguishable from expensive stones of natural origin, then why should you pay more?

Diamond That is Telling the Story

Natural diamond is a long-lasting gem with thousands of years of history concealed under its incredible brilliance. But its impossible to reproduce it, so what is left is to simply enjoy its beauty. But it can be quite different with man made diamonds that may contain a secret inside, like the one owned by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles.

On arriving to London in 2011, Teresa Margolles didn't expect to see what she actually witnessed: the city erupting in violence. Shocked by those events, she decided to document them and collected the evidence of them in terms of remains caused by rioting left from burned buildings. In order to keep the memory of that riot forever, Margolles decided to engraved them in most durable gem – diamond. Now she is the owner of three quarter carat 58 facet cut diamond grown from ashes, the stone you can trace the story back right to the beginning and peaceful times. Moreover, Teresa keeps on telling the story of the riot, vandalism, crime and violence. She even has a proof – her diamond.

Actually, there shouldn't be any revolts to help you make a diamond unique. There is the company that claims to reproduce the memories of any special occasions or of your dearest person in the most solid gem in the world like diamond, which is going to be the most safe storage of your own story. Would you like to have that kind of diamond?