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		spwa4 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Th... Diamonds are quite possibly the only stone that isn't yet essentially 100% artificial. Rubies, the next hardest stone, is trivial to make artificially: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcdRQmQcHQ

rowanG077 47 days ago [–]

moissanite is harder than ruby afaik. Also more beautiful than diamond imo.

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