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:

Celebrating Mother's Day with Timeless Presents

How do you celebrate Mother's Day? Though the role of being a mom is in a non stop mode and this is only one day in a year to celebrate it, this is still a nice chance to say 'thank you' to your closest person in the world. When getting older nearly every person realizes how much efforts and sleepless nights were spent to invest in future of a child. Logically, there appears the desire to somehow repay with gratitude. Thus a present can reveal your real attitude to your moms. So what is this present? There is a list of most popular presents for the Mother's Day.

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.

Probably the Best Present Idea for Mother's Day

If you are racking your brains over what present to choose for your mom to make her happy on her Mother's Day this year, then this information is to help you cope with this 'present selection' routine.

Selecting a gift is not a daunting task when you know what the presentee likes or wants to get. For example, if your mom is fond of indoor gardening houseplants, then a set of shovels or some gardening tools inside a beautiful flower pot will please her more than any other present. Or you can find out what is her favorite plant and look for a rare species to impress her. In case knitting is her fave, you can pamper her with some accessories like a pretty basket or an organizer that she would love to have. But if you are not on a budget and you are looking for an exceptional gift to underline your mom's great importance for you, you can decide on a diamond jewelry.

Natalie Pilon's Precious Cat

Breaking traditions: it's known that pets are humans' friends but when they pass away what is left are only memories and photos but even they will fade with time. However, now there is a method to give everlasting life to your pets. Want to know how? Turn them into diamonds, just like Natalie Pilon, a biotech sales representative in Boston, did.

Meowy was her beloved cat who died after 20 years and it's hard to tell how deep her sorrow was. To somehow make it easier Ms. Pilon decided to make memorial diamonds out of Meowy's cremated remains. Now she has a blue diamond ring on her finger just like having a best friend always close with you. This could seem a bit eccentric as this is not what everyone would dare to do. This is the way she chose to 'materialize' her memories about her cat. It's like turning a precious pet into precious gems, what with modern technologies is quite possible today.

The idea of creating man made diamonds from human or as you can see here from pet's ashes is not novel. It dates back a decade when it was first planned to memorize humans. Gradually it widened to pets, so that this industry is now flourishing and seems never fade till there are pet lovers.

The color and size of a diamond depend on a wearer's choice. In can be a big solitary gem or some smaller stones, both variants are plausible. Be it a small stone or a tiny one it is real with all possible characteristics of a mined diamond. However, keep in mind that memorial diamonds are more expensive than ordinary man made diamonds and their price usually starts from $1,000.

Ms. Pilon is just one example of owners of man made diamonds created from pet's ashes. In reality there are quite a number of them including Jennifer Durante, a 42-year-old former owner of a teacup Chihuahua named Tetley or including Sonya Zofrea, a 42-year-old lady who greatly loved her black cat with huge orange eyes. To remind her of her naughty kitty she ordered two fancy yellow diamonds and now is happy about having them on her finger.

Eternal Memorial Placed in the Eternal Gem

After Tammy McCalla's father died, she could not imagine her life without him. Arnold Gunderson was her best friend and every time she recalls him her eyes are getting wet. No wonder, Tammy was looking for the ways if not to prolong dad's life than to have a tangible reminder of him. And lucky she was to find it, or better say to create it - Arnold Gunderson who died in 2009 is still close with his daughter being turned into a stunning blue diamond mounted in a ring.

Strange as it may sound, but creating diamonds from human ashes is no longer a myth. As you might know, diamond is pure carbon and cremated ashes of humans mainly consist of carbon. In this case, the laboratories offering such diamonds take an exact carbon source in order to make a timeless memorial to a person whom you loved and lost. So, when Tammy McCalla heard about such man-made diamonds from a television program, she got very excited about this idea.

LifeGem is the company known for manufacturing memorial diamonds. It wasn't that tricky to contact them and make a deal. As a result the young lady now has a nice blue diamond mounted into a ring which she wears every day not simply as a pretty jewelry but as a dearest relic.

LifeGem is not actually the only company that grows memorial diamonds. There's also the Swiss company Algordanza with offices in 24 countries worldwide.

Some information about the stone:
Price - $8,000
Setting – Holy Trinity design, white gold
Time needed to grow the diamond – 6-9 months

What do you think about such way of memorial to loved ones?