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HOK-DIA-TERM-211 · Laboratory-grown diamonds
Laboratory-grown diamond
A diamond produced by technological growth, most commonly by HPHT or CVD. Crystallographically it is diamond and is not a simulant merely because it is not of natural geological origin.
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- laboratory-created diamond · synthetic diamond in standards context
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International nomenclature and grading framework.
Open official source ↗Consumer-facing distinction among diamond, laboratory-grown/synthetic diamond and simulants.
Open official source ↗Disclosure and business terminology for laboratory-grown diamonds.
Open official source ↗Permitted descriptors and definitions for diamond-industry consumer terminology.
Open official source ↗Current GIA-specific reporting terminology for laboratory-grown diamond services; monitored separately from natural-diamond grading nomenclature.
Open official source ↗U.S. advertising and disclosure language for simulated and laboratory-created diamonds.
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