What Is Diamondaura?

What Is Diamondaura?
Written By
Emma Green
Emma Green
Published: Feb 8, 2010
Updated: Jan 10, 2019
1 minute read

A Diamondaura is a type of synthetic diamond.

Definition

A diamondaura is a lab-created stone that shares the same chemical make-up of a real diamond.

Features

Diamondauras are typically made from ash.

Features

They have relatively the same clarity, brilliance and hardness of a real stone.

Benefits

There are two basic benefits to purchasing a Diamondaura over a real diamond. The first is cost. Diamondauras retail for approximately half of real diamonds. Secondly, with a Diamondaura a consumer can be assured that the stone was not acquired through illegal means.

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Fun Fact

Although it is a synthetic diamond, a Diamondaura can cut glass just like a real diamond.

Emma Green

Emma Green holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and was the editor of her college's literary journal. During graduate school, she helped establish a student organization that focused on philosophy and literary theory, and she has written…

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