January 22, 2025

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Ethical Diamond Options and Alternatives

Ethical Diamond Options and Alternatives

We want your like for character to be mirrored in the jewelry you wear, so we’re usually seeking for strategies to make our one of a kind jewelry far more sustainable and use products from moral resources. As we developed new engagement rings for the June 2022 launch, we researched the best suppliers for recycled, eco-welcoming, and conflict-no cost diamonds, as well as alternative stones that are just as visually spectacular. Go through far more about each and every stone beneath to choose which a person fits your dream ring.

Recycled Diamond

14k yellow gold ring with recycled diamond by Beth Millner Jewelry

Recycled diamonds are stones that presently exist in the supply chain that are restored to make certain that they are the similar quality as a brand name new diamond. Since they bypass the mining process, they are a significantly eco-friendly possibility. 

Conflict-totally free Diamond

18k palladium white gold birch bark rings with conflict free diamond by Beth Millner Jewelry

Our conflict absolutely free diamonds are lately mined stones. To assure that they are ethically sourced, our diamond provider follows the rules of the Kimberley approach, is in compliance with the United Nations resolutions, and assures that the diamonds are conflict cost-free.

Lab-developed Diamond

14k yellow gold trillium engagement ring with lab grown diamond by Beth Millner Jewelry

Lab grown diamonds are real diamonds that were being grown under unique disorders in a lab. They are usually outstanding in quality, but are significantly additional very affordable than mined stones. That reported, it is crucial to observe that they will not take pleasure in price more than time in the same way that mined stones will.

Diamonds are the most difficult gemstone, and are ranked at a 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. This can make them great for each day wear. 

Moissanite

14k rose gold leafy branch engagement ring with eco-friendly moissanite by Beth Millner Jewelry

Moissanite may well seem like diamond, but it is a wholly various gemstone! Originally identified in meteors, the normal provide is exceptionally limited, and just about all moissanite on the industry is lab developed. Like lab developed diamonds, moissanite will not take pleasure in price over time. That claimed, moissanite is far more very affordable than diamond selections, and has a lot more hearth (the promptly shifting flashes of color found in some gems) than diamond. They are a 9.5 on the Mohs scale, and are appropriate for day-to-day don.

Sapphire

14k rose gold tree trunk engagement ring with Montana Sapphire by Beth Millner Jewelry

Our Sapphires are mined suitable right here in the United States in Montana. Our provider is a Gold Degree Inexperienced The usa Certified Business, which is an independent certification offered to enterprises that are environmentally liable and socially equitable, between other characteristics. Each individual sapphire is heat dealt with next industry standards to deliver out the ideal color attainable from each and every stone, generating them a wonderful option if you’re on the lookout for anything blue. They are a 9 on the Mohs scale, and are suited for each day wear.