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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?

FJU Category: Lab Grown Diamonds | Tags: Consumer Protection, Gemology, Lab Grown Diamonds, Moissanite, Synthetic Gemstones

…this fully, it helps to understand a little bit about how lab grown diamonds are made. There are two techniques to grow single crystal diamonds. The first and oldest is the High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) technique. This process starts with a seed of diamond material and grows a full diamond just like nature does under extremely high pressure and temperature. The newest way to grow synthetic diamonds is the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique. In the CVD …
Gem in the Spotlight: Garnet

FJU Category: Gemstones | Tags: Folklore, Garnet, Gem Spotlight, Gemology

… red gem. Garnets allow for great personal diversity and style. The wide world of garnets invites all to become a garnet fan. Garnet is January’s birth stone. January babies born in the midst of cold, white (valley fog) and at times stark surroundings are rewarded with one of the most varying birth gemstones…Garnet. Garnet’s pizzazz energizes the gloomiest day. Garnet varieties brighten the world in colors of yellow to gold, bright orange to true orange, brown to …