Description
0.51 ctw Matched Baguette Cut Lab-Grown (CVD) Diamond Pair
An exceptionally well-matched pair of straight baguette-cut lab-grown diamonds, ideal for side stones in custom ring settings, three-stone designs, or sleek drop earrings. Featuring crisp step-cut faceting, high VVS optical clarity, and near-colorless F-G grades.
Technical Specifications
- Gem Type: Lab-Grown Diamond (CVD)
- Total Carat Weight: 0.51 ctw (0.25ct + 0.26ct approx.)
- Piece Count: 2 pcs (Matched Pair)
- Cut: Straight Baguette Cut
- Dimensions:
- Stone 1: 6.1 x 2.5 x 1.6 mm
- Stone 2: 6.2 x 2.6 x 1.5 mm
- Color Grade: F–G (Near-Colorless)
- Clarity Grade: VVS (Very, Very Slightly Included)
Natural vs. CVD Diamonds: Key Differences
- Chemical & Physical Composition: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamonds are authentic diamonds. They possess the exact same chemical structure (100% pure carbon), optical properties, fire, refractive index (2.42), and Mohs hardness (10) as earth-mined diamonds.
- Growth Process: Natural diamonds formed billions of years ago under intense heat and pressure deep within Earth's mantle. CVD diamonds are grown in a high-tech lab chamber where a hydrocarbon gas mixture is ionized into plasma, depositing carbon atoms layer-by-layer onto a natural diamond seed crystal.
- Identification: To the naked eye, a jeweler's loupe, or standard gemological testers (such as thermal or conductivity pens), CVD diamonds test as genuine diamond. They can only be distinguished from natural diamonds by specialized gemological laboratory instruments using photoluminescence spectroscopy or UV growth-pattern analysis.
- Value & Practicality: CVD diamonds offer identical brilliance, durability, and visual appeal to natural diamonds while offering a significantly higher carat weight and clarity grade at a far more accessible price point.
