Diamonds, opals and other gems produced in a lab are every bit as real as those that have been spontaneously created beneath the Earth’s surface. Optically, natural and lab-created gems are identical.

Lab-created gemstones have exact same chemical compositions, crystal structures and physical properties of their natural counterparts.

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Mining gems using traditional methods disturbs the Earth’s surface through explosives and machinery, uses water and creates waste. Producing gemstones sustainably in a lab environment avoids these detrimental effects on the environment.

Shifting soil and rock to find natural gemstones is very hard work that comes with a certain amount of danger. By growing gemstones in the controlled environment of a laboratory, any cost to human health is vastly reduced.

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A lab-created gemstone is one that’s been made in a laboratory and has the same chemical composition as its natural counterpart. You might also see them referred to as “synthetic”, “man-made”, “lab-grown”, “cultured” or “engineered” gems.

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