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Photos: Shine on, you lab-made diamond

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February 14, 2007 3:51 PM PST

The Gemological Institute of America began grading lab-grown diamonds in January. In the 1950s, the organization invented the industry's standard four Cs for rating gems: color, cut, clarity and carat weight.

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