However, in recent years it has become possible to produce gem-quality synthetic diamonds of significant size.
But gem-quality manufactured diamonds remain only an unfulfilled promise.
Sierra Leone is a major producer of gem-quality diamonds.
We've run it through the usual tests," the doctor said, "and it's unquestionably carved from a gem-quality diamond.
Until now, Argyle's gem-quality diamonds have been sold in private tender offerings.
Only about 1 in 200 kimberlite pipes contain gem-quality diamonds.
Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds.
Gemesis is the principal producer of gem-quality lab-created diamonds and jewelry.
But during that period, the market for gem-quality diamonds was flat.
Angola's mines produce some of the finest gem-quality alluvial diamonds in the world.