Researchers from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and De Beers will discuss ‘concerns’ over synthetic diamonds at GIA GemFest at Baselworld, March 22.
GIA said that technology for creating synthetic diamonds has “improved significantly” over the last decade and, as a result, gem-quality synthetic diamonds have appeared in greater quantities and received wider media exposure.
It added that reports of synthetics being presented as natural have raised “concerns” within the industry.
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