According to the experts, there is no way for the average person to differentiate a natural from a lab-grown diamond.in recent years, you’ve likely encountered a more affordable option in a lab-grown diamond — especially if you were in the market for
Synthetic diamonds are created in a laboratory, and they sometimes begin as a tiny piece of a natural diamond. There are two ways that trained experts can spot a synthetic diamond. “There are small but significant differences in inclusions and growth structure that allow a trained gemologist to distinguish between natural and lab-created diamonds. These differences may only be identified under extreme magnification,” said George Leifheit, vice president of global strategic sourcing for Signet, the parent company ofAnother method is by a tiny inscription, which is required in a lab-grown diamond.
“One day, the Earth will run out of economic diamond mines, but synthetic diamond manufacturing offers an inexhaustible supply,” said Jessica Cadzow-Collins, a qualified gemologist, former heritage director of Garrard and founder of Moreover, “many consumers might also think that an advantage of cultivated diamonds is ‘zero impact’ on the environment, however, that claim is not possible for lab-grown or mined diamonds ,” Bario said. “Both require water and nonrenewable energies like oil, gas or coal to fuel them.”
For people looking for affordable alternatives to mined diamonds, moissanite presents another good option — although this colorless stone can be discerned from a diamond with the naked eye. A 2-carat moissanite stone might be around $3,500, Bario noted, where a lab-grown diamond of the same carat weight might be around $6,000.