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Loose diamonds
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Our
loose diamonds provide a base material and inspiration for
those looking to create something unique.
All rough diamonds created by our lab are grown individually.
While having its own 'diamond personality' it remains 100%
true to the atomic structure of a natural diamond, repeating
the optical, physical and chemical properties of an Earth-grown
crystal.
To grow a diamond crystal we apply the method known as HPHT
(High Pressure High Temperature) that recreates the conditions
close to those found in the Earths mantle. This makes New
Age diamonds the same as Earth grown gems at the very crystalline
level.
See the table to compare the properties of Earth- and Lab-grown diamonds.
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Properties |
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Refractive Index (Brilliance) |
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Dispersion (Fire) |
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Lustre |
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Mohs Hardness |
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Toughness |
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Specific Gravity |
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Lab-grown
Diamond |
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2.42 |
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0.044 |
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17.2% |
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10 |
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Good |
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3.52 |
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Earth-grown
Diamond |
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2.42 |
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0.044 |
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17.2% |
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10 |
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Good |
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3.52 |
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Synthetic
Moissanite |
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2.65 |
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0.104 |
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20.4% |
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9.25 |
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Excellent |
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3.21 |
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Cubic
Zirconia |
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2.17 |
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0.066 |
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N/A |
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8.25 |
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Good |
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5.80 |
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Sapphire |
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1.77 |
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0.018 |
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7.4% |
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9 |
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Excellent |
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4.00 |
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Emerald |
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1.58 |
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0.014 |
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4.8% |
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7.5 |
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Good
to Poor |
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2.72 |
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Color
diamonds are incredibly rare in Nature. So few are
their numbers and their prices so high that any new and affordable
opportunity to include color diamonds in our jewellery is
an exciting prospect.
Currently New Age Diamonds offers gems in three colors: light
sparkling green, deep pomegranate red and various tints of
yellow from light canary to vivid orange. These color
diamonds retain all the head-turning radiance, lustre and
brilliance that belong to natural diamonds.
Our Cultivated color diamonds do not fade and continue to
blaze their magnificent fire throughout the years.
Vivid yellow Light sparkling green Deep pomegranate red
Cut — all New Age Diamonds
loose stones are cut and polished in accordance with high
industry standards. The cuts are carefully chosen for every
diamond by our specialists in order to bring forward the best
qualities of each crystal. The cuts offered by New Age Diamonds
are: round, princess, emerald. All other cuts are available
on request.
Clarity
— is one of the characteristics that are applied when
discussing the quality of a diamond. While Fl (flawless) is
the best on the grading scale, they are extremely rare.
Similar to a naturally grown diamond, a lab grown crystal
may have inclusions, because an absolutely pure diamond without
any defects is mostly a theoretical concept rather than natural
phenomena. Cultivated diamonds grown in the Labs of New Age
Diamonds are graded (on average) between I, SI and VS scale.
I — Included: contain some inclusions that can be seen
by the naked eye but they are so small and tiny that it can
be easily hidden in finished jewellery. The cost of such stones
is traditionally much lower, which still makes them very appealing.
SI — Slightly Included: contain some small inclusions
that are slightly more noticeable under 10x magnification
but still can't affect brilliance and transparency of the
stone.
VS — Very Slightly Included. Inclusions or flaws are
hardly seen under 10x magnification loop.
Carat — currently New Age
Diamonds offers crystals in the range of 0.10—2.5 Carat.
Larger size stones will be available soon.
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