Posted in Synthetic Diamonds on December 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
A recent renewal of interest in conflict diamonds has come about due to the latest Leonardo DiCaprio blockbuster “Blood Diamond.” Although almost all diamonds today are conflict-free, many consumers do not know the steps that the diamond industry has taken to insure that this is true. This is good news for […]
Posted in Synthetic Diamonds on November 21st, 2006 No Comments »
High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) is a way in which synthetic diamonds are manufactured. HPHT uses what are called “presses” in order to recreate the environment inside of the Earth. The two main presses used are belt presses and cubic presses.
The original HPHT design was invented by H. Tracy Hall. It uses a belt press. […]
Posted in Synthetic Diamonds on November 21st, 2006 No Comments »
A synthetic diamond is a diamond that was not produced in nature. Synthetic diamonds are produced through a physical or chemical process. Synthetic diamonds are produced in two main ways.
The first is referred to as High Pressure High Temperature. This method uses very heavy presses to recreate the environment inside the Earth in which naturally […]