A Created, Cultured or Lab Grown Diamond is a diamond that has the identical optical, physical and chemical properties as a mined diamond with the point of origin being the only distinction. One is grown above the ground while the other is extracted from the ground. The diamonds that JewelNet.com features are created "Eco Diamonds", meaning that we verify that these were manufactured in an Eco Friendly and Socially Responsible manner and are certified to those standards by Certificates of Authenticity.
Eco Diamonds are created when carbon in the form of graphite is submitted to the same extreme temperatures and pressures that exist 100 miles below the earth's surface just like natural diamond crystals are formed. A created diamond is a diamond that is grown from a small diamond seed, under the same conditions that natural diamonds grow in the earth. The diamond seed is assembled into what is referred to as a "core" and placed in an environment that mimics the conditions found deep in the Earth. After applying tremendous pressure and very high temperatures, under highly controlled conditions, the small diamond seed begins to grow, molecule by molecule, layer by layer, emulating nature's process. Click here to see the animation of the process.
Created diamonds, like earth-grown diamonds, are graded according to the GIA's or Gemological Institute of America's 4C's standards for clarity, cut, carat weight, and color.
As further certification, each JewelNet.com diamond 1.00 carat and above are laser-inscribed on the girdle and certified by the International Gemological Institute's with a Created Diamond Report. Diamonds less than 1.00 carat are certified with a Renaissance Eco Collection Diamond Certificate and Appraisal Report.
