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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Geoffrey John Davies, Randburg, ZA;
Raymond Albert Chapman, Johannesburg, ZA;
Aulette Stewart, Randburg, ZA;
Lesley Kay Hedges, Brackenhurst, ZA;
Moosa Mahomed Adia, Benoni, ZA;
Abstract
Diamond crystals may be grown by providing a source of diamond crystals, providing a plurality of growth centers defined by diamond crystals, mixing the source and growth center diamond crystals with a solvent/catalyst in particulate form to form a reaction mass, subjecting the reaction mass to conditions of elevated temperature and pressure suitable for crystal growth, and recovering the diamond crystals. The necessary supersaturation of carbon is achieved in the solvent/catalyst, at least in part, and preferably predominantly, by a selection of the particle size difference between the source crystal and the growth centers. The mass of diamond crystals produced by this method has a high concentration of twinned diamonds.