Synthetic Diamond Detected at GII

The discovery was made using a range of tests and equipment including the DTC’s DiamondSure and the DiamondView.

The properties of synthetic diamonds are so similar to the natural diamonds that their identification is a challenge to the gem industry. None of the routine tests used for the separation of diamonds from its simulants is useful in distinguishing the synthetic diamonds. Even for a conventional gem testing laboratory, it is practically impossible to differentiate the synthetics from their natural counterparts.