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Diamond Education
- Lab Diamonds
- History Of Lab Grown Diamonds
- Lab Diamond Shapes
- Lab Diamonds
- Lab Diamond Ring Guide
- Lab Diamond Carat Guide
- Lab Diamonds Color Guide
- Lab Diamond Shape Guide
- Lab Diamond Size Guide
- Lab Diamond Cut Guide
- Lab Diamond Jewelry Guide
- Lab Diamonds vs Moissanite
- Lab Diamonds vs. Real Diamonds
- Lab Grown Diamond vs. Cubic Zirconia
- Lab Diamonds vs. White Sapphires
- Lab Diamonds
- Diamond 4 C's
- Diamond Buying Guide
- Answers to 1 Carat Diamond Questions
- Your Guide to Buying a Diamond Online
- How to Pick the Right Diamond
- Diamond Buying Mistakes
- Real vs. Fake Diamonds
- Lab Diamond Buying Guide
- 10 Most FAQ - Diamonds
- Off Size Diamonds Guide
- Popular Diamond Cuts
- Price of a 2 Carat Diamond
- Top FAQ - Lab Diamonds
- What Is the Average Diamond Size in Engagement Rings?
- Diamond Carat
- Diamond Clarity
- IF Diamonds
- FL Diamonds
- Diamond Inclusions Guide
- Flawless vs Internally Flawless
- Which Diamond Clarity Is Best?
- VS2 vs VS1: Diamond Clarity Comparison
- VVS2 vs VVS1: Diamond Clarity Comparison
- SI2 vs SI1: Diamond Clarity Comparison
- SI1 vs VS2: Diamond Clarity Comparison
- VS1 vs VVS2: Diamond Clarity Comparison
- Accent Diamond Clarity
- Lab Diamond Clarity
- SI Diamonds
- VS Diamonds
- VVS Diamonds
- Diamond Color
- Diamond Cut
- Diamond Cut Types
- Ideal Cut Diamonds
- Hearts and Arrows Diamonds
- What is Diamond Depth
- Diamond Table
- Lab Diamond Cut
- Antique Cut Diamonds
- Brilliant Cut Diamonds
- Rose Cut Diamonds
- What Is The Most Expensive Diamond Cut?
- What Are Step Cut Diamonds?
- Diamond Bow Ties
- How Are Diamonds Cut
- Diamond Brilliance
- Spread Diamonds
- Diamond Fire
- Crushed Ice Diamonds
- Diamond Shape
- Lab Diamond Shape
- Asscher
- Cushion
- Emerald
- Marquise
- Oval
- Pear
- Princess
- Radiant
- Round
- Which Diamond Cut Is Best?
- Round vs Princess Diamond Cut
- Round vs Cushion Diamond Cut
- Cushion vs Princess Diamonds
- Cushion vs Oval Cut Diamonds
- Emerald vs Asscher Cut Diamond
- Princess vs Marquis Diamonds
- Princess vs Radiant Cut Diamonds
- Cushion vs Asscher Cut Diamonds
- Emerald vs Radiant Cut Diamonds
- Oval vs Marquise Cut Diamonds
- Oval vs Pear Cut Diamonds
- Pear vs Marquise Cut Diamonds
- Emerald vs Cushion Cut Diamonds
- Elongated Cushion Cut Diamonds
- Diamond Certification
- Diamond Fluorescence
- How Diamonds Are Formed
- Diamond Pricing
- Diamond Size Chart Carat & MM
- Diamond Symmetry
- Diamond Polish
- Diamond Girdle
- Diamond Culet
- Engraved Rings
- Fancy Colored Diamonds
- Loose Diamonds
- History Of Lab Grown Diamonds
- Natural vs Synthetic Diamonds
- Diamond Sourcing
- NY Diamond District
- Diamond Certification
- A Guide to Accent Diamonds
Engagement Ring Education
- How To Buy Engagement Rings
- Affordable Engagement Rings
- Cost of a One Carat Diamond
- How To Buy A Lab Diamond Ring
- How to Buy An Engagement Ring In a Time Crunch
- How to Choose An Engagement Ring
- How to Pick Your Engagement Ring Budget
- Engagement Rings For Second Marriage
- Best Time to Buy An Engagement Ring
- How to Buy An Engagement Ring As a Couple
- Everything You Need to Know About Dainty Engagement Rings
- Future Mother In Law's Guide to Engagement Ring Shopping
- Engagement Ring Financing
- Why You Need an Engagement Ring Appraisal
- Best Round Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Square Cut Engagement Ring
- Top Teardrop Engagement Rings
- Best Asscher Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Oval Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Radiant Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Marquise Cut Engagement Rings
- Twisting Rings
- Best Emerald Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Cushion Cut Engagement Rings
- Best Dainty Engagement Rings
- Best Unique Engagement Rings
- Best Traditional Diamond Engagement Rings
- Best Split Shank Diamond Engagement Rings
- Top 10 Square Halo Engagement Rings
- Top 10 Unusual Engagement Rings
- Black Diamond Engagement Rings
- Edwardian Engagement Rings
- Antique Style Engagement Rings
- Nature Inspired Engagement Ring
- Filigree Rings
- Art Deco Rings
- Wide Band Engagement Rings
- Infinity Engagement Rings
- Best Two Tone Diamond Engagement Rings
- Victorian Style Engagement Rings
- Minimalistic Engagement Rings
- Big Style Engagement Rings
- Cute Style Engagement Rings
- Modern Style Engagement Rings
- Past Present and Future Rings
- Thin Engagement Rings
- Pretty Style Engagement Rings
- Double Band Engagement Rings
- 1 Carat Diamond Ring
- Top Princess Cut Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Cushion Cut Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Women's Rose Gold Engagement Rings
- Top Round Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Sapphire and Diamond Engagement Rings
- Top East West Engagement Rings
- Top Pave Engagement Rings
- Top Split Shank Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Unique Halo Engagement Rings
- Rose Gold Pear Shaped Engagement Rings
- Top Yellow Gold Pear Shaped Engagement Rings
- Top Oval Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Cushion Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Yellow Gold Engagement Rings
- Top Marquise Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Yellow Gold Cushion Cut Engagement Rings
- Top Emerald Cut Three Stone Engagement Rings
- Top Bypass Engagement Rings
- Top Rose Gold Cushion Cut Engagement Rings
- Top Rose Gold Oval Engagement Rings
- Top Emerald Cut Halo Engagement Rings
- Top Yellow Gold Oval Engagement Rings
- Top Rose Gold Emerald Cut Engagement Rings
- Top Oval Three Stone Engagement Rings
- Top Floating Diamond Engagement Rings
- Top Cushion Cut Three Stone Engagement Rings
- Top Princess Cut Three Stone Engagement Rings
- Top Simple Engagement Rings
- Vintage Style Engagement Rings
- Types of Accent Diamonds
- Everything You Need to Know Before Setting Diamonds
- Engagement Ring Prong Guide
- All About Ring Resizing
- Identifying Your Ring After A Repair
- Everything You Need to Know About Milgrain
- Everything You Need to Know About Wide Band Engagement Rings
- Eternity Rings vs Infinity Rings
- When To Propose
- What Are Baguette Diamond Engagement Rings
- What to Say When You Propose
- What Are the Groom's Parents Responsible For?
Gemstone Education
Jewelry Education
- Jewelry Buying Guide
- How To Buy Jewelry Online
- Diamond: 10th Anniversary Gifts
- Ruby: 40th Anniversary Gemstone & Jewelry
- Sapphire: 5th Anniversary Gemstone & Jewelry
- Top 10 Sapphire Earrings
- Emerald: 20th Anniversary Gemstone & Jewelry
- Top 10 Push Presents
- How To Shop For Christmas Jewelry Gifts
- How To Buy An Anniversary Band
Metal Education


How are Lab Diamonds Created?
Diamonds are perhaps one of the most sought after gems in the world, as they are great for any occasion and have a lasting impression on the recipient. When you give a diamond to someone, it says you care deeply and want to have a lasting connection with that person. When someone buys a diamond, it is with the knowledge of whether that diamond is natural or lab created. Many can have the opinion that lab created diamonds are not real, but they are as real as they can get. If they were placed side-by-side, one would not know the difference.
When it comes to sourcing or buying diamonds, one of the most important questions that’s asked is, whether if lab created diamonds are real. The answer is yes. Natural and lab diamonds are practically the same, with the price point and the origin of its creation being the only differences. Natural diamonds can go through millions of years to form within the earth, while lab created diamonds are grown by humans inside a building.
What is the science behind how lab grown diamonds are created?
The creation of man-made diamonds involves a rigorous process that requires much complexity. Diamonds are hard; they are one of the most stable forms of naturally occurring carbon. Deep within the earth, there are carbon deposits which undergo extreme high conditions of temperature and pressure. It is unknown how long a natural diamond takes to form. Some diamonds can take days, weeks, months, or even millions of years. The process of a natural diamond’s growth can take long because growth is not always continuous. Sometimes a natural diamond can stop growing because of an interruption in its temperature or pressure. Before growth resumes, a diamond can sit for hundreds or even millions of years.
Whereas the process of lab diamonds rarely pause during growth. Lab technicians are constantly monitoring temperature and pressure for the diamond seeds to grow. Therefore, lab diamonds would never take hundreds of years growing. Over the years, newer and more different methods of manufacturing lab diamonds have been discovered. Recently, scientists have figured out both the ideal pressure and temperature conditions for creating diamonds in a lab. Superior-quality lab-grown, artificial, cultivated, or man-made diamonds are increasingly more feasible for consumers.

What are the key chemical elements for the process of a lab diamond?
If you have considered getting a ring, then you should know that the best lab created diamond rings can be as beautiful as naturally grown diamond rings. Within a laboratory-controlled process, scientists try to replicate the earth’s underground environment. Two significant elements used in this controlled setting are high temperature and high pressure; resulting in the same physical, chemical and therefore optical composition as natural diamonds.
In the heat and pressure chamber, the diamond will mature in 6-10 weeks after crystallization occurs. Other than the chemical composition, a lab diamond’s physical properties, and crystal structure will contain the same properties present in natural diamonds. Because of this, lab grown diamonds are not considered synthetic. Instead, lab diamonds are either considered high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) diamonds, or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds, depending on their mode of creation.
What kinds of processes exist for creating lab diamonds?
With the use of modern technological processes, lab created diamonds can be made with two different methods. These methods are (1) High pressure, High Temperature and (2) Chemical Vapor Deposition.
With the HPHT method, first, the lab technicians select diamond seeds without cracks or flaws because the seeds are the framework for carbon to grow layer by layer upon. Then, the lab technicians put diamond seeds into the lab created rough diamonds. The reasoning behind this is to replicate a natural diamond’s processes that occur beneath the earth’s surface. After, diamond seeds are inserted into lab rough diamonds and then placed through a split sphere, cubic, or belt press. The next step is exerting extreme pressure and high temperatures up to 2,600 °C to transform it into a gem. Within this environment, it is then closely monitored by lab technicians until completion. Upon cooling the seeds become carbon diamonds of the purest quality.

With the CVD process, which is catching on as the preferred method for diamond manufacturing industries, involves a mix of gasses. First lab diamond seeds are put into a chemical vapor deposition reactor. At a very low pressure, various gasses are added. Next, a plasma is created through a reaction of heating gasses using microwaves. Once the temperature reaches over several thousand degrees, then can the gas molecules break apart, and carbon atoms attach to the seeds and grow layer by layer. Since, the CVD method works at lower temperatures and pressures, and costs less than the previous method, more companies favor this process. Moreover, the CVD method can be used to create colored gems.
With Clarity carries the highest quality diamonds that are crafted with either of these methods. Our IGI certified diamonds come with the original certificate that is viewable online and also sent to the customer along with their purchase. Each certificate details the process used to create that specific lab diamond.
How long is the process to create a lab diamond?
Depending on which method the lab uses and carat size, generally speaking,lab diamonds can be created in as little as two weeks up to six weeks. Whereas, a natural diamond, depending on the carat size, can take millions or billions of years to form.
If you are still questioning if you should get a natural diamond or a lab diamond, rest assured that the look and feel of both will be quite the same. A man-made diamond shows the same fire, sparkle, physical, and chemical properties of a natural diamond. Ultimately, it is a personal preference on which road you should go down. However, our qualified gemologists can help you vet different diamond options and certificates along with ring styles to ensure that you are truly happy with the final result.
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