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Vladimir Ivanovich Farafontov

Leonid Fedorovich Vereschagin

Vladislav Sergeevich Lysanov

Mark Efimovich Volpin

Yaroslav Alexeevich Kalashnikov

Jury Nikolaevich Novikov

A process for producing synthetic diamonds which comprises the synthesis of diamonds from a charge consisting of graphite or a carbonaceous material capable of being graphitized and a catalyst; as the latter use is made of a metalgraphite laminar compound of a transition metal, wherein said metal is interposed between the graphite layers and chemically bonded therewith. Said catalyst makes it possible to shorten the duration of the synthesis down to several seconds and carry-out the synthesis at a temperature of below 1,200.degree. C. The resulting diamond crystals are colorless and transparent.

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Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Vladimir Ivanovich Farafontov