
In the April 2007 issue of Popular Science, on page 2, there is an article titled “Lab-Created Diamonds: The Real Deal?”.
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The article discusses the growing popularity of lab created diamonds, which are diamonds that are created in a laboratory, rather than being mined from the earth. The article argues that lab-created diamonds are a viable alternative to mined diamonds, as they are chemically and physically identical, but they are often much cheaper.
The article begins by providing a brief overview of lab-created diamonds. It explains that lab-created diamonds are created by using a process called high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) synthesis. In this process, carbon atoms are heated and compressed to the same conditions that exist deep beneath the earth’s surface, where diamonds are naturally formed.
The …