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Will Ashaź test positive on a diamond tester?

No, it will not.  For a product that is real diamond, but lab grown, please see our Takara cultured diamonds here.

Even though the exterior of an Asha contains a multitude of tiny diamond crystals (Amorphous diamond), it also contains some SP2 bonds instead of only SP3 as in gem diamond. Thus, the heat signature is different and this is reflected when testing by a diamond tester.

Note that diamond testers simply measure *heat conductivity*, they do not actually detect the presence of "SP3 carbon, or diamond". Thus, traditional diamond testers are sometimes also fooled by colorless sapphire and moissanite.

However, if you are buying moissanite solely because you believe it will test positive on a diamond tester, you should be aware that current diamond testers now can differentiate between diamond and moissanite

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  1. Comment #1 (Posted by kim pooley )
    can you pls email me when moissanite diamonds became available in jewellers in Australia, we have just found out that we think our diamond may have been swapped at a jewellers when we last had it reset. the diamond has been in the family for at least the last 30 yrs and was reset around 10 years ago.

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