Very interesting. As far as I can tell, LifeGem is the only one who
makes these currently, as you already know. I'm sure if this isn't
correct, someone will let you know.
Trea
"...LifeGem appears to be the only company creating diamonds from
human remains. ..."
"...LifeGem offers the service through 314 funeral homes across the
United States and at least a dozen total in Hungary, the Netherlands,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and South Africa... "
http://www.taphophilia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=610
"...These sparklers aren't cheap. A .25-carat diamond ? the smallest
LifeGem sells ? has recently been marked down from $3,950 to $2,095.
Even at the reduced price, that's more than twice the cost of a
natural diamond. But don't get the idea that you're worth more dead
than alive. You're still only worth something to the people you love.
Still, LifeGem is refining its process in order to create more
spectacular gems, in various shades of red, blue and yellow. The
top-of-the-line, three-quarter-carat rocks go for nearly $10,000, and
the company is promising "near-flawless diamonds of up to 3 carats in
the very near future." ..."
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/WolfFiles/wolffiles253.html
"...Looking for a novel way to spend eternity? Consider LifeGem, a
Chicago company that will turn your ashes into diamonds. Ocean lovers
might prefer Eternal Reefs, a Decatur, Ga., company that mixes ashes
into concrete to make artificial coral reefs that are dropped into the
sea. Then there's Celebrate Life, of Lakeside, Calif., which will
scatter your remains in a fireworks display. In fact, when it comes to
innovative ways to use cremated remains, the sky is not the limit.
Houston's Celestis has already blasted the remains of about 100 people
into space, including Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry..."
http://www.cio.com/archive/010103/18.html
"LifeGem uses human ashes to synthesize diamonds"
http://jewelry.about.com/cs/syntheticdiamonds/a/lifegem_diamond.htm |
