Fun Facts about Lab Grown Diamonds

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Since their breakthrough into the international jewellery market, lab grown diamonds – also known as cultured diamonds, have stirred up the conversation and given consumers the opportunity to choose whether they opt for a conflict-free diamond that has been created in a lab, or stick with a conventional earth mined diamond.

But with so much to consider, here are some surprising and fun facts about lab grown diamonds that you may not know:

1. LAB GROWN DIAMONDS ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE

What you see is what you get from your LAB GROWN DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING – a real quality and pure diamond simply produced in a laboratory. It does not require a substantial industry to prop and mine it from the ground up. Therefore, it is simply sold for what it is – a real diamond that works out to be up to 40% cheaper than natural diamonds. For a new generation of millennials struggling with debt and the looming horrors of the climate crisis, this is likely to be a very welcome cost saving.

2. LAB GROWN DIAMONDS ARE AN ERUPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND

Earth diamonds are mined from eroded extinct volcanoes after being coughed up with other chunks of rock from the mantle in giant explosive eruptions called ‘kimberlites’. And since the last confirmed kimberlite was recorded some 30 million years ago, the number of natural mined diamonds on the market is limited and expensive. However, as lab diamonds can be created by humans without harming the earth’s natural resources, they have literally erupted on to the market, offering consumers a sustainable alternative that can be created in abundance without harming our environment.