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Cremation diamonds

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AtillatheHun · 28/11/2021 09:58

Yes, this is very much a thing - turn your dead relative’s remains into a diamond. Or two.
Has anyone here had it done? Given they are GIA certificated, do they end up circulated like naturally occurring diamonds?
I have two sets of remains and no guide as to what to do with them, other than the second to go asking to be with the first. I can’t keep them on top of a bookcase forever and the only logical places to scatter them together are either abroad or inaccessible- I don’t want to smuggle kilos of white powder into the US and nor can I ask the new owners of the old house if I can fertilise the hedge with some truly organic material.
I’m unlikely to remain in my own home forever so the diamond thing sounds like a good idea, despite my kids (currently) being utterly weirded out by the concept of wearing their forefathers!

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AtillatheHun · 28/11/2021 12:35

@DinosApple how do they get GIA certified in that case (I an slightly freaked out that I might already be wearing someone’s grandmother about my person unwittingly!).
Good link bluntness, thanks.

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MsSquiz · 28/11/2021 12:48

I used ashes into glass for my DM's ashes - I have a beautiful blue glass necklace which was my "something blue" on my wedding day.
It used a very small amount of ashes so I have scattered some at a garden of remembrance where her parents were both scattered, and some scattered at a place that was special for me growing up.

I looked into the diamonds but couldn't justify the cost, whereas the glass seemed like a better option for me

DinosApple · 28/11/2021 12:49

I've no idea how they get the GIA status, but I imagine the certificate might say something like created on there. I used to work with a jeweller and understand they will look just too perfect under a loupe. Naturally occuring diamonds will have imperfections in the colour and clarity, even the excellent quality ones.

I don't know what it is about the diamonds that make me feel a bit funny.
I find Georgian and Victorian mourning jewellery fascinating really. If there's hair included it would retain its colour in a time when photography was non existent or in its early stages. More of a physical reminder of what the person looked like.

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