On top of it, the marketplace for diamonds can be really confusing. There are grades of clarity and color that lead to an overall quality rating. And, of course, diamonds are very expensive. The ...
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How Are Diamonds Made?

Diamonds are made out of carbon — highly organized carbon, that is. Geologists are still guessing how diamonds formed in the ...
A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, ...
Despite being around since the 1950s, lab-grown diamonds have only recently exploded in popularity. Allied Market Research states that, in 2022, the global diamond market was valued at $100.4 billion ...
The world’s largest source of natural diamonds — and of more than 90 percent of all natural pink diamonds found so far — may have formed due to the breakup of Earth’s first supercontinent, researchers ...
Deep below the surface of our world, far beyond our feeble reach, enigmatic processes grind and roil. Every now and then, the Earth disgorges clues to their nature: tiny chthonic diamonds encasing ...
The lab grown diamond industry has become more and more popular in recent years. "Laboratory grown diamonds are very popular," said Joe Yatooma, owner of Dash Diamonds in West Bloomfield. Yatooma said ...
(CNN) — Pink diamonds are extremely rare and coveted — a now-closed mine in Australia has been the source of 90% of the colored gemstones. Polished pink specimens of the highest grade can sell for ...