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2 unusual facts about Synthetic diamond


Edward Goodrich Acheson

He began working on the development of methods to produce artificial diamond in an electric furnace.

Nonmineral

Synthetic diamond, not naturally occurring like most other synthetic gems, but difficult to distinguish from naturally occurring forms.



see also

Element 6

Element Six (formerly De Beers Industrial Diamond) - a company specialised in providing superhard material solutions such as synthetic diamond, cubic boron nitride for industrial applications