Diamonds, Not Mined Diamonds! Why We Have to Stop Calling Lab-Grown Products ‘Diamonds’

(ehudlaniado.com) - The term ‘mined diamonds’ is slowly entering mainstream language in the press and elsewhere, and I find it troubling. We need a clear differentiation between natural diamonds and lab-grown goods, and it needs to be far more distinct than mined vs. lab-grown. Natural diamonds were always diamonds. They were formed billions of years ago and were mined after huge sums of money were put into exploration. Comparing these ancient, historic, difficult-to-find wonders of nature, to a simple, mass-produced product that was invented only recently and pounded out of a factory puts both on the same playing field – does not make sense. They do not have the same starting point in any which way you examine them. That is why we should not use the word ‘diamond’ in connection with lab-grown goods. ‘Diamond’ should be used exclusively for diamonds. Even the Bible refers to these natural wonders as diamonds. Using the term ‘diamond’ for a lab-grown product downgrades diamonds. There is no need for a modifier when using the term ‘diamonds’. Everybody knows what you mean when you use the word as-is.