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Diamonds from cremation ashes? Controversy & reality.

 With some cremation ashes remaining from my granddaughter, Courtney, I decided to do some research into the process, cost and validity of such a venture. Scientists and the public are very-divided on the matter, but one article specifically proved to be informative . The process comes down to subjecting cremation ashes (actually ground-up bones) to extreme temperatures and pressures in order to extract any remaining carbon (in the form of calcium carbonate) in order to create a diamond. There are varying views of whether or not the carbon that produces that special diamond is from your deceased loved one - depending on what firm, and its morality - does the job. And there are some individuals that say one carbon atom is like every other carbon atom, which is generally true. And the calcium carbonate from the deceased person's bones is in the same molecular configuration as the calcium carbonate in TUMS stomach reliever. The truth is that the carbon atoms in such a diamond are the ...