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Infinity Diamond is a Minneapolis based company specializing in the manufacturing of Personal Carbon Diamonds and ion laser imaging. Founded by high school physics teacher, Scott Shaffer, the diamond technology company creates laboratory grown diamonds using personal carbon from organic sources. In addition to the custom grown diamonds,Infinity Diamond also provides 3D holographic personal photos and messages – inscribed microscopically on the table and girdle of a diamond. Infinity diamond's services are offered through a network of jewelry stores, hair salons, veterinarian clinics, and funeral homes across 14 states, and Canada as well online.

Color

 * White (Colorless) - While common in nature, colorless personal carbon diamonds require several refining processes to obtain a 99.99% carbon graphite sample from a given organic source.
 * Blue - A blue diamond is grown with the addition of the element boron.
 * Red - A red diamond is grown with the addition of radiation.
 * Amber/Yellow/Green - are created with the addition of nitrogen in varying amounts.

Cuts

 * Brilliant (Round) - The most popular diamond cut, the brilliant cut features an octohedran table, thirty two facet cuts within the crown, and an inverted conical pavilion.
 * Radiant -
 * Princess - The second most popular cut for diamonds today, the princess cut features a square table, a chamfered crown, and an inverted pyramid pavilion.
 * Asscher - Square in shape, the asscher cut features a three step beveled edge on each crown edge.
 * Emerald - Rectangular in shape, the emerald features a three step beveled edge on each crown edge.
 * Heart -
 * Oval - Similar to a brilliant cut, the oval cut features a greater oblong shape in the table, crown, and pavilion.
 * Pear -
 * Marquise -

Certification
Infinity Diamond's go through two mediums of certification. The first of which through personal certification, which includes a synopsis of the diamonds cut, clarity, carat, and color, as well as a chemical analysis of organic materials provided for carbon extraction and diamond synthesis. A second (optional) means of certification is done through either the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) or International Gemological Institute (IGI)

The Pike Diamond's
On March 13, 2013 CTTC. Christian M. Pike died from injuries sustained in combat while serving the United States in Afghanistan. From the cremated ashes five amber diamonds ranging 2.01-2.05 ct were created.

The Talcual Diamond
...This work of art is divided into two processes, the first part involves the Tarahumara people of Chihuahua, Mexico, currently living in extreme poverty and are affected by the food crisis that has hit most atrociously in this community for many years, to donate hair, which contains their biological record. The second process is to create an artificial diamond, using an extraction process of carbon atoms present in the human hair of these people combined with the required pressure and temperatures to make a diamond.

The project attempts to recreate the existence of a natural element through an artificial procedure, looking through the elimination of its exchange value and commercial interest to emphasize the importance and understanding of its symbolic qualities. Thus, the end result requires reflection and is based on the comparison of its relevance to the existential level, highlighting the differences between two close but disparate social groups.

The artwork is a tribute, disguised as a reminder of the common desires of an object, that throughout history has represented the cause of the crudest expressions of dehumanization, but carries the concept of ultimate beauty and power.

The creation of an object that represents one of the most refined definitions of beauty and holistic representations of economic power, using the donated locks of hair of people living in precarious conditions, shaken by the marginalization and social inequality but ironically, are a group that defines an important part of cultural heritage in Mexico