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The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. You can thank the lab-grown variety for that | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)

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As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada.

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[–] quetzaldilla@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can see how in the oonga boonga times we may have been fascinated by diamonds, just like how we love finding cool stones by a river bed.

However, natural diamonds have become almost synonymous with blood & exploitation, because that's the first thing that comes to mind for most people with moral compass.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

Till they're cut and polished they aren't even clear or shiny, at least some of the other stones can grow a pretty crystal like amethyst.