Earth mined diamonds are undoubtedly the most beloved gemstone of all time. The
breathtaking beauty and rare physical qualities of the diamond have inspired substantial
advancements in the science of simulant and synthetic gem technologies. These technologies
paved the way for successors to fulfill the consumer demand for a superior man made
diamond alternative that is not only more affordable, but can be produced under ethical, eco friendly conditions and be guaranteed conflict free.
Our Diamond Hybrid® consist of a non precious core that is infused with an enhanced form of man made diamond giving our hybrid stone increased hardness, a brilliance and light play that is undecipherable from a natural diamond and a non stick, non pores surface that repels dirt and grim just like a natural diamond. Our hybrid stone is more affordable, diamond like and natural looking than any other diamond alternative in the industry next to lab grown cultured diamonds which are also available at MiaDonna.com.
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Properties
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MiaDonna Diamond Hybrid®
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Earth Mined Diamonds
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Summary
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Color
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D to F
Colorless
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Average in today’s market is H to J
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D to F colors are very rare in earth mined diamonds and would be near $10,000.00 per carat which makes our Diamond Hybrid® incredibly affordable at only 3% to 5% the cost of a natural diamond when comparing like colored stones.
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Cut
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Ideal Hearts and Arrows cut by hand
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Varies on cost
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Our Diamond Hybrids® grade excellent to very good on the AGS cutting scale and are cut just like earth mined diamonds by hand. In fact only 1 in every 1,000 natural diamonds that go to market will every get to the same level of cut as every single hybrid stone.
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Index of Refraction
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Analysis shows excellent averaging 2.24
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2.42
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Analysis shows our Diamond Hybrid® averages a refractive index nearly identical to a natural diamond giving our hybrid stones an incredibly realistic, natural diamond like brilliance.
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Internal Crystal Structure
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Face-Centered-Cubic/Singly refractive
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Face-Centered-Cubic/Singly refractive
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Our Diamond Hybrid® has the identical crystal structure as a mined diamond. Both the hybrid and a natural diamond handle light in the same way, singly refractive, which is why the hybrid posses such a natural, realistic appearance..
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Clarity
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Internally Flawless to VS2
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Varies- nearly always a birth mark
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Our Diamond Hybrids® are individually graded by the GIA certified Global Gemological Lab and come back averaging a VVS1 to VS2 in clarity. The natural feathering that occurs in the applied diamond layer is allowed to remain in order to give the hybrid stone a more desirable, realistic, natural diamond like appearance.
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MOHS Hardness Scale
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Overall hardness 9.1 / 9.6 outer layer
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10
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While the infused man made diamond layer by itself has a hardness of 9.6 once infused with the core the overall hardness of the entire stone is 9.1. This means are hybrid stone is as hard or even slightly harder than a natural Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald. Only our lab grown man made diamonds achieve the same hardness as a natural diamonds 10.
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Percentage of SP3 Diamond Carbon Bonds
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85% outer layer
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100% Solid
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The Diamond Hybrid® contains 85% of SP3 diamond carbon bonds in its infused outer lay as verified by Raman analysis. Only natural diamonds and our man made grown diamonds are 100% solid diamond bonds.
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Cuts Glass
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Yes
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Yes
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Glass has a hardness of 5.5 on the MOHS scale. CZ is 8.5 and cuts glass. Cutting glass is not a good qualifier to identify quality products.
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Polish/
Symmetry
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By diamond powder. Excellent
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By diamond powder. Varies
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MiaDonna Diamond Hybrids® have perfect symmetry and polish.
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