Cultured Diamonds
Are Cultured " Real
?"
What is your definition of " real?" Take the example of organic-grown produce vs. mass produced vegetables and grains. Organic produce is pesticide-free and grown under natural conditions. Mass produced vegetables and grain are exposed to pesticides and other crop- destroyers. Yet, they are both " real" fruits, grains and vegetables.
Cultured diamonds are similar to cultured pearls; these pearls are not taken from sea oysters, but the oysters are grown and harvested in man-made " oyster farms." This practice is much less expensive than jewelry companies who hires oyster divers to collect oysters directly from the salt water beds. Thus, cultured pearls are every bit as genuine as sea oysters.
Diamonds cannot be cultured in the true sense of the word, as pearls are. There is no such thing as a " diamond farm." Among diamonds, the equivalent of oyster farms is gemological laboratories that produce man-made called cubic zirconium, or CZ. The debate about whether these man-made are " real" continues.
What Are Cultured Diamonds?
Cultured are created in gemology laboratories rather than being mined. The huge diamond strike of 1985 at the Argyle mine in Perth, Australia, revealed a king's ransom in of all colors and shapes, one of the richest diamond
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