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Diamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minutes (www.earth.com)

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[–] Almrond@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The problem wouldn't be fixed even then. The jewelery companies have people convinced that the only diamonds that are worth it are mined from the earth by a real human slave. Fixing that problem has nothing to do with gemstones.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

companies have people convinced that the only diamonds that are worth it are mined from the earth by a real human slave

Is this still the case? I feel like I've seen "conflict free" as a selling point for (presumably labgrown) diamonds.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Me too. I've also heard synthetic gemstones can have colours and structures unlike anything that can form naturally. I want one of those, so that nobody would mistake it for a mined stone.