The GIA (Gemological Institute of America) just stumbled upon something wild—a lab-grown diamond with a bold blue band across it! 👀💎
✨ What’s the deal?
- It's a 1.09-carat, D-color synthetic diamond made by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition).
- It was submitted to GIA’s Mumbai lab and caught everyone’s eye with its rare blue hue 😮
- The cause? Probably uncompensated boron sneaking into the mix during growth 🧪🔵
📊 Some nerdy gem facts (but cool, we promise):
- Boron isn’t usually found in CVD diamonds—only ~5% have it, and usually in tiny amounts.
- That deep blue shade? More common in HPHT-grown diamonds (that’s High Pressure-High Temperature 🔥💎).
- Turns out, this diamond did go through HPHT annealing after being grown.
💬 GIA’s take?
"We don’t know if the blue band was a happy accident or a secret flex by the manufacturer."
Either way, it’s giving sci-fi gemcore vibes and we are absolutely here for it 💫🧊