These days diamonds can be made flawless, or they can be made as a simulant (a diamond with forced inclusions).
Simulant is something that looks like something else but is not the
same chemical composition, synthetic is the same chemical
composition, therefore a man made diamond is a synthetic.
Richard Hart G. G.
Denver, Co.
Simulant is something that looks like something else but is not the same chemical composition, synthetic is the same chemical composition, therefore a man made diamond is a synthetic.
Sorry my mistake, I meant diamonds can be created to look like
natural diamonds. Definitely used the wrong word.
Regards Charles A.
P. S. Guess I can learn something new every day, thanks 
Simulant is something that looks like something else but is not the same chemical composition, synthetic is the same chemical composition, therefore a man made diamond is a synthetic.
Therefor a synthetic diamond, presented as a natural diamond, is a
simulant.
Jerry in Kodiak
Therefor a synthetic diamond, presented as a natural diamond, is a simulant.
Nope then it is a fraud.
James Binnion
James Binnion Metal Arts
You are much too modest Rose. A reduction in pearl price of $1.2
million to $170,000 over 42 years is hard fact. I am sure De Beers
knows it and it causes them to lose a lot of sleep. Can anybody say
why diamonds will not follow this path?
Russia has an impact diamond crater that could also impact prices.
Popigai Astroblem asteroid crater has been kept secret since it was
discovered in the 70s, may have trillions of carats.
Jerry in Kodiak
NO, a synthetic diamond is a diamond (just made in a lab); a
simulant is something other than a diamond posing as a diamond (cubic
zirconia, moisonite, etc). A synthetic diamond has the exact same
chemical composition © as a natural diamond. The only discussion
here is whether the diamond is being sold as being natural when it is
lab created (synthetic /manmade).
John
The “secret” Russion crater is a myth. This “discovery” has been
well researched and the diamonds are not of gem quality, barely do
some of them make industrial grade. Most are bort.
John
I always thought that bort was industrial diamonds. ./Chinese now
sell industrial diamonds for around a $1 buck a gram & less. .
I always thought that bort was industrial diamonds. /Chinese now sell industrial diamonds for around a $1 buck a gram & less.
Bort is the name of the lowest quality industrial diamond, hence the
price. It is true there are huge deposits of these in Russia and
China and divided equally amongst the worlds population we would all
get a cup full each. If all of the worlds crystal diamonds were
similarly allotted we would get half a cup full each. Now, how do you
calculate a value on such a finite resource? are they really
overpriced? Nick Royall
In the 1990’s De Beers lost complete control of the diamond market
when diamonds were discovered in Australia and Canada, the Canadians
and Australians decided not to sell out to De Beers.
A few months ago, the Oppenheimer family sold their shares in the
company. To me this means that there are big changes coming within
the diamond industry. There have just been too many new “pipes” and
diamond fields discovered recently. Diamonds are not “rare” - they
are price controlled. I would rather have a 5ct Burmese Ruby than a
5ct flawless D- diamond.
Just my 5 cents.
No such thing as lowest quality industral diamonds. their graded in
a grit/ nano-miter system. The Chinese can make all you want, don’t
know of any Chinese diamond deposits other than what they make using
the process that GE sold them. diamonds are not a finite resource.
how many kilos do you wante? In quantity their less than $500 per
kilo.
how do you calculate a value on such a finite resource? are they really overpriced?
Everything in this world is infinitely finite.
Margaret
Everything in this world is infinitely finite.
This is one of those posts that make me wish Orchid’s email mail
list format somehow incorporated a “like” button.
If all of the worlds crystal diamonds were similarly allotted we would get half a cup full each. Now, how do you calculate a value on such a finite resource? are they really overpriced?
Let me sell my half-cup first, then I’ll tell you.
Al Balmer
Pine City, NY
Al,
you have to get your half cup before you can sell it. I can let you
have a Hasselblad camera in perfect condition worth many thousands
of dollars absolutely free if you collect it in person. It was left
on the moon by Niel Armstrong. And there is the rub as Shakespeare
said.
Nick Royall