Memorial Diamonds: An Eternal Memory 0
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust? Not anymore. Now you can have a memorial diamond created from the ashes or hair of a beloved person who has died. Memorial diamonds are very innovative, and they are the result of a quite finely tuned and refined process by which the hair or ashes of a dead loved one are turned into what might be called “human diamonds” that are advertised as lasting forever. This is a unique and loving way to remember people who meant so much to us while they were alive.
A woman in Texas recently had a diamond made from the remains of her father, and it was set in her engagement ring. In this way, her father could actually be walking down the aisle with her, at her wedding.
Memorial diamonds are unique, and generated solely from the cremation hair or ashes. Each step in the production is fully documented, and when the diamond is complete, it is given a certificate of authenticity and an analysis of the chemical makeup of the ashes.
These diamonds are actually genuine, if they are made without chemical additives. The use of chemicals would make these gems synthetic diamonds. Diamonds naturally take eons to age, but the lab-grown alternative gems usually take only a few months. The best lab created diamonds produced as memorial diamonds are one carat, and take up to a year to form.
You’re probably wondering how this process works. Carbon is chemically drawn from the hair or ashes, and then compressed into graphite in a high-temperature, high pressure environment for growth. The graphite undergoes a process similar to that of natural diamond formation, and this leads to a crystallized, rough diamond that is ready to be cut and then polished.
Memorial diamonds can vary in color, although most of them are white. Some have a slightly bluish tint to them. This is dependent upon the quantity of boron in the carbon. No two people are exactly alike, and no two memorial diamonds are identical, either.