Lab-created Diamonds Harder to Come By
Oct 13, 2009 1:05 PM ET
Lab-created diamonds (also called lab-grown, man-made or synthetic) are optically, chemically and physically identical to their mined counterparts, but do not carry the same degree of social and environmental impact. Though the white lab-grown diamonds are comprable in price to mined white diamonds, the colored lab-grown gems offer an incredible value compared to colored mined diamonds.