Wat betekent laboratorium-diamant?
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Laboratorium-diamanten zijn stenen die in een laboratorium worden gecreëerd door een innovatief proces dat de natuur foutloos nabootst. Gekoesterd vanuit een klein koolstofzaadje, zijn laboratorium-diamanten niet te onderscheiden van hun gedolven tegenhangers in alle chemische, fysieke en optische eigenschappen. Intens helder en geslepen voor schittering, kan elk worden gezet in edelmetalen om verfijnde sieraden te vormen die stralen met oneindige vlam en glans.
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Inhoudsoverzicht
- Soorten laboratorium-diamanten
- Verschil tussen in het laboratorium gekweekt en door de mens gemaakt
- Hoe het verschil tussen hen te zien
- Zijn laboratorium-diamanten beter?
- De kosten van laboratorium-diamanten vs. natuurlijke diamanten
- Swarovski Crystals vs. laboratorium-diamanten
- Moissanieten vs. laboratorium-diamanten
- Waarom kiezen voor laboratorium-diamanten?
Waarom zijn laboratorium-diamanten betaalbaarder?
Er zijn verschillende redenen waarom hoogwaardige laboratorium-diamanten met een substantieel karaatgewicht tegen betaalbaardere prijzen kunnen worden aangeschaft dan hun gedolven tegenhangers. Gestroomlijnde productieprocessen in het laboratorium hebben de kosten verlaagd en nieuwe toetreders tot de markten hebben er ook voor gezorgd dat laboratorium-diamanten competitief geprijsd blijven.
Moissanieten vs. laboratorium-diamanten
Moissanieten zijn een type edelsteen die vergelijkbare kwaliteiten hebben als diamanten. De eerste moissanieten kwamen van meteorieten, maar tegenwoordig worden ze gemaakt van siliciumcarbide en in laboratoria vervaardigd. Hoewel laboratorium-diamanten voor 100% identiek zijn aan gedolven diamanten op alle manieren behalve herkomst, lijken moissanieten op diamanten maar vertonen verschillen in zowel samenstelling als uiterlijk. Moissanieten hebben hun eigen schoonheid, maar hun duurzaamheid, schittering en kleur zijn uniek in vergelijking met diamanten. Laboratorium-diamanten worden eveneens beoordeeld aan de hand van de 4 C's van diamantkwaliteit, terwijl bij moissanieten alleen naar de kleur wordt gekeken.
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Swarovski Created Diamonds
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How Laboratory Grown Diamonds Are Made
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Learn how laboratory grown diamonds are grown layer by layer from a tiny carbon seed. There are two main methods used to replicate nature’s wonder, either applying intense pressure and heat or deploying carbon-rich gas in a vacuum chamber.
Why Choose Laboratory Grown Diamonds?
Swarovski Created Diamonds are a unique blend of science and creativity. Cut for brilliance, laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds in every way but origin. They are an affordable alternative and represent the future of the diamond industry.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
What are laboratory grown diamonds?
Laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds. They are just grown from a ‘seed’ in a laboratory, building layer upon layer using HPHT (high pressure high temperature) or CVD (chemical vapor deposition) to replicate the natural process over several days or weeks, rather than in the earth over millions of years. Aside from their origin, they are exactly the same.
Are laboratory grown diamonds less expensive than mined diamonds?
Laboratory grown diamonds offer the freedom to explore more breadth of jewelry in terms of sizes, shapes and settings than ever before, more easily. Swarovski is proud to offer modern, inspired designs with premium quality diamonds, meaning you get larger and higher quality stones tailored to every price point.
How are laboratory grown diamonds made?
Laboratory grown diamonds are made using an innovative process that flawlessly replicates nature, resulting in a laboratory grown diamond that is indistinguishable from a mined diamond in all chemical, physical, and optical attributes. There are two ways to replicate the diamond formation process: HPHT (high pressure high temperature) and CVD (chemical vapor deposition).
The technology is as brilliant as the laboratory grown diamonds themselves. In both cases, a tiny diamond seed is nurtured with carbon atoms under laboratory conditions of intense heat and pressure, forming layer by layer. Each laboratory grown diamond forms in its own way, with one-of-a-kind inclusions and unique growth patterns.
The technology is as brilliant as the laboratory grown diamonds themselves. In both cases, a tiny diamond seed is nurtured with carbon atoms under laboratory conditions of intense heat and pressure, forming layer by layer. Each laboratory grown diamond forms in its own way, with one-of-a-kind inclusions and unique growth patterns.
Are laboratory grown diamonds real diamonds? What is the difference between laboratory and mined?
Yes, laboratory created diamonds are 100% diamonds. They are identical to mined diamonds possessing the same chemical composition, hardness, brilliance and fire. Both are 100% carbon. One is born in a laboratory, the other one in nature - just as a greenhouse-grown orchid is identical to one found in nature. The only difference is their origin.
Are laboratory grown diamonds and mined diamonds the same?
Laboratory grown diamonds are 100% the same as a mined diamond in all optical, chemical and physical aspects. Only the diamond’s origin – coming from the earth or coming from a laboratory – is different. This difference can only be identified with sophisticated laboratory equipment. Laboratory grown diamonds processed in Swarovski Created Diamonds jewelry can be identified by a laser engraving on all laboratory grown diamonds 0.25 ct and larger.
Can a Jeweler tell that a diamond is laboratory created?
No, a jeweler cannot tell the difference between a laboratory grown diamond and a mined diamond with the naked eye or using traditional jeweler’s equipment. Sophisticated instruments are required from a Gemological Institute like IGI to find out if a diamond is laboratory grown, or grown in the earth.
Could laboratory grown diamonds test as moissanite?
No, they are identical to mined diamonds possessing the same chemical composition, hardness, brilliance and fire. Both are 100% carbon.
Moissanite, while also created in a laboratory, is a silicon carbide engineered to give the illusion of similarity to diamonds, but is compositionally and visually quite different.
Moissanite, while also created in a laboratory, is a silicon carbide engineered to give the illusion of similarity to diamonds, but is compositionally and visually quite different.
What is a diamond simulant?
Diamond simulants such as Cubic Zirconia and Moissanite are not diamonds in any way, but gemstones manufactured to look like diamonds which are physically, visually and compositionally very different.
Is a Cubic Zirconia the same as a laboratory grown diamond?
No, Cubic Zirconia is not the same as laboratory grown diamonds. Cubic Zirconia is a diamond simulant and is physically, visually and compositionally very different to a diamond. Conversely, laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to their mined counterparts, but the way they originate.