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We can already create synthetic diamonds [0] and there is no market for them, at least not as gemstones. People seem to want 'the real thing'. [0] http://en.wi
by crntaylor 14y ago
We can already create synthetic diamonds [0] and there is no market for them, at least not as gemstones. People seem to want 'the real thing'.
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond
- jjjeffrey 14y agoSomehow I can't imagine lab-produced gold being worth less than naturally occurring gold for jewelry, etc. I imagine the only potential difference would be the distribution of isotopes. But I suppose it could still happen if large players would benefit.
- leonsp 14y agoIt's possible to distinguish natural diamonds from synthetic diamonds because diamonds can't be melted down and recast, so the impurities and flaws of natural diamonds set them apart. Gold, on the other hand, is routinely melted down and recast.
- gnaritas 14y ago> People seem to want 'the real thing'. Correction; women seem to want 'the real thing', but diamonds aren't themselves valuable, they are a status symbol. Girls don't want to show their friends a "fake" diamond and unfortunately due to marketing, they consider man-made fake even though it's real.