[Jamestown1630]

So, are you saying that “synthetic” diamonds are just as useful for industrial purposes?

(I’ve never understood the diamond craze; it always seemed like a scam to me. Coloured stones are much more interesting; and if one must have a diamond, the fakes seem indistinguishable these days.)

[.44 Special]

Agree. I like sapphires. All types, especially star and synthetics.
Read a similar articles two days ago and it was going to be $600 a carat, two daya later it is $800 a carat. Thirty-three percent increase in two days.
By the time the plant comes online it will probably be $2500 a carat.

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So, are you saying that “synthetic” diamonds are just as useful for industrial purposes?

Yes, and potentially much better!