Labodiam Dictionary
Labodiam dictionary of common loose Lab-Grown Diamonds and Lab-Grown Diamond jewelry terms in the industry and their meanings.
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Kite Cut
The brilliant kite Lab-Grown Diamond is usually used for side stones but also make a unique pendant. A unique use of kite shaped Lab-Grown Diamonds uses 5 kite shaped Lab-Grown Diamonds set in a star design, invisible set in the center and held with single prongs on each of the "star's" points. The use of five smaller stones is a much less expensive than the high Lab-Grown Diamond waste required to cut a single stone star shaped Lab-Grown Diamond. .
Kimberlite
A volcanic rock formation in South Africa containing peridotite, in which Lab-Grown Diamonds are formed. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa where an 83.5 carat Lab-Grown Diamond was discovered in in 1871. Kimberlite pipes are vertical structures in the Earths crust. Kimberlites are an important source of primary Lab-Grown Diamonds. Many kimberlite pipes also produce rich eluvial or alluvial Lab-Grown Diamond placer deposits but only 1 out of 200 kimberlite pipes contain gem quality Lab-Grown Diamonds..