Tag Archives: Lab-grown diamonds

Stuller joins lab-grown diamond association June 7, 2016 U.S. jewellery manufacturer Stuller has joined the International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA). The news comes about three months after the Louisiana-based company said it would be selling loose lab-grown diamonds. + Read More

GIA launches automated melee screening service June 2, 2016 Gemological Institute of America (GIA) say it has developed a fully automated system to rapidly and accurately analyze and sort round D-to-Z melee-size diamonds. + Read More

Stuller to sell lab-grown diamonds March 7, 2016 Stuller is adding lab-grown diamonds to its offering. “Lab-grown diamonds are optically, visually, and chemically identical to natural diamonds,” says Stanley Zale, vice-president of diamonds and gemstones. + Read More

Lab-grown diamond producers form association February 4, 2016 Consumers will soon be more aware of lab-grown diamonds as an alternative to their natural counterparts, thanks to the newly formed International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA). + Read More

CGA to host gemstone conference in October August 21, 2015 Vancouver will set the scene for an international conference focusing on the latest in gemstone synthesis and their detection. + Read More

ISO defines diamond in new standard August 12, 2015 International Standard Organization (ISO) defines a diamond as being “created by nature.” + Read More

Fancy that: Expert tips for designing with fancy colour diamonds August 1, 2015 Today, diamonds are a major part of my repertoire. When I discovered not all diamonds are white, it was the best of all possible worlds—the combination of the positive qualities of diamond with the beauty of colour! + Read More

Sounding the alarm: Is Canada immune to undisclosed synthetics? August 1, 2015 The global diamond industry is at a crossroads not seen since its inception. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamonds, which are lab-grown, are being found in finished jewellery and with fraudulently produced reports in increasing frequency and volume. + Read More

How certain clues can help weed out synthetics from natural diamonds August 1, 2015 The topic of a gemmology column appearing in the December 2011 issue of Jewellery Business centred on the likely probability of undisclosed synthetic diamonds making their way into the diamond pipeline. + Read More

GIA, De Beers to speak on synthetics at Baselworld March 5, 2015 Researchers from Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and De Beers Technologies UK will be leading a session on synthetic diamonds during the Baselworld show. + Read More