SDA recovers 110 synthetic diamonds in Surat

Around 110 synthetic diamond pieces were recovered by the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) recently, the first such recovery in Suart, reports say. The diamonds were recovered from a parcel bought by two diamond traders with business in the Mini Bazaar diamond market in Varachha, reports add. The diamonds were bought from Botad in Bhavnagar, which states they were cut and polished there, as per SDA, reports say. The two diamond traders bought the stones from a diamond merchant who in turn bought it from one in Bhavnagar.

As per reports, the polished diamonds are of 1.1 cent, weighing 1.28 carat. According to SDA, as per reports, the body conducted an immediate magnetism test to analyse synthetic polished stones on the parcel contents. The matter is being addressed by the Natural Diamond Monitoring Committee (NDMC), a body created by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to investigate such matters.

in 2013, a large quantity of synthetic diamonds was discovered in Mumbai, promoting the set up of the NDMC, reports say.