"Lab-grown diamonds are now becoming a popular alternative for many people, since they can have the same beauty and properties as a mined diamond and are often more affordable"

After a diamond is cut, the cutter will finish the stone to achieve a smooth, glass-like surface. The quality of this work is known as diamond polish. Gemologists, once again, examine the stone under 10x magnification in order to rank a diamond’s polish, looking for remnants of imperfections the cutter may have left behind.

Lab-grown diamonds are chemically and physically no different from natural diamonds. They should not be confused with diamond simulant, which is made of non-diamond material. Lab-grown diamonds are the same material as natural diamonds: pure carbon, crystallized in an isotropic 3D form