Collection: Educational Guides

Educational guides explaining the science of laboratory-grown diamonds, CVD diamond growth technology, and modern diamond manufacturing processes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Everything You Need To Know

Find answers to common questions about memorial diamonds, cremation diamonds, ordering process and certification.

Chemical Vapor Deposition — a method where carbon gas deposits onto a diamond seed inside a chamber, gradually forming a diamond crystal.

Yes. Natural diamonds form underground over billions of years; CVD diamonds grow in a lab over weeks. Chemically, both are real diamonds.

Usually a few weeks to a couple of months, depending on target carat size, plus extra time for cutting and polishing.

Yes — purified carbon from ashes or hair can be used as part of the carbon source, resulting in a real diamond tied to that source.

Just information — a $9.99 educational resource explaining the CVD diamond-growing science, not a diamond or piece of jewelry.

Yes. Labs like GIA and IGI certify CVD diamonds using the same grading criteria as natural diamonds, since the crystal structure is identical.

Both grow real diamonds. CVD deposits carbon from gas onto a seed; HPHT uses intense heat and pressure to crystallize carbon, mimicking nature. Main difference is process and equipment, not the result.