Starlight Creations

If you are looking for a more affordable alternative to mined diamond jewelry, Starlight Creations offers beautiful gold and platinum jewelry as well as certified loose lab grown diamonds. 

Are Lab Grown Diamonds Real?

Yes. Lab grown diamonds are real. They are not simulants like CZ or Moissanite. Lab grown diamonds are chemically identical to natural diamonds. The technical difference is that they’re not billions of years old. Lab-grown diamonds are grown in factories using sophisticated chemical synthesis over a period of 1-4 weeks. Once grown, they are polished with the same tools and brought to market in the same manner as natural diamonds.

Lab-grown diamonds have identical refractive index and optical qualities. Lab grown diamonds are even graded using the same diamond color and clarity scales as natural diamonds. When casually viewing lab diamond jewelry they are identical to natural diamond jewelry and cannot be separated without the expert analysis by gemologists using sophisticated instruments.

What is a lab grown diamond?

A lab grown diamond is a real diamond, like one extracted from the earth, but created in a lab over weeks using one of two sophisticated growth methods. The first method, High-Pressure High-Temperature (HPHT) replicates the extreme conditions deep within the earth during the supercontinent cycle, billions of years ago, which caused natural diamonds to slowly form. The other method, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), heats hydrocarbon gas into plasma, separating the carbon atoms and using them to create a lab grown diamond crystal, layer by layer.

Lab Grown Diamonds vs Natural Diamonds

Just like natural diamonds, lab grown diamonds rank 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. No other material comes close. “Corundum,” which produces both rubies and sapphires, ranks 9 on the hardness scale. But the 10 of diamonds is nearly 10X as hard as corundum’s rating of 9. Simply put, nothing else comes close to the hardness of both natural and lab grown diamonds.

Most jewelry is made to order with a small selection avaliable to purchase immediatly in The Gallery.

All are available in 14k, 18k, white, yellow or rose gold as well as platinum. Whether you’re just starting your jewelry collection or adding to an existing the options are endless. 

Please allow 3-4 weeks delivery for made to order items. 

Looking for a loose stone? Please contact The Gallery directly and let us find your perfect stone.