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A growing number of people are choosing to honor their lost loved ones through diamonds.

REPORTED IN THE WRAL NEWS APP. >> IF DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, WHY CAN'T THEY ALSO BE HER FAMILY NOW? THEY LITERALLY CAN'T. AS COMPANIES TURN, CREMATED REMAINS INTO DIAMONDS. JACKIE IBANEZ EXPLAINS THE UNIQUE WAY. A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE DEARLY DEPARTED. >> YOU KNOW, THE SAYING DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER WELL FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE, DESIRING A PERMANENT REMINDER OF THE LOVED ONES. THEY LOST COMPANIES LIKE LIFE, GEM TURN OF THE ARE TRANSFORMING CREMATED REMAINS INTO WEARABLE DIAMONDS. >> THE TREND IS GAINING TRACTION AS MORE AMERICANS CHOOSE TO BE CREMATED. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THIS BREAKING OF TRADITION AND A LOT OF CONSUMERS. >> MOVING AWAY FROM HAVING A TRADITIONAL BURIAL DATA FROM THE CREMATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA. REPORTS CREMATION BECAME, QUOTE. >> THE PREFERRED END OF LIFE PROCESS IN 2016 COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ALSO FURTHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE RISE WITH ABOUT 55% OF REMAINS IN THE U.S. BEING CREMATED DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN THE WAKE OF THE FUNERAL, WHICH IS JUST A ONE DAY. AND THEN YOU REALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO KIND OF LEAN INTO. >> AND TO FIND SOME BRIGHTNESS THE DIAMONDS ARE CREATED THROUGH A COMPLEX PROCESS WHERE CARBON IS EXTRACTED FROM THE REMAINS. >> WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR CARBON SAMPLES AND THEY HAVE TO BE CRUSHED TO A VERY UNIFORM. PARTICLE SIZE. THEN WORKERS REPLICATE HOW DIAMONDS ARE MADE IN NATURE, USING INTENSE HEAT AND PRESSURE. >> IT TAKES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 9 TO 12 MONTHS FOR DIAMOND TO BE COMPLETED. THEY CAN BE MADE IN A VARIETY OF COLORS AND EVEN FROM THE REMAINS OF YOUR PETS. >> JACKIE IBANEZ, REPORTING IN THE DIAMOND. START AROUND $3,000, FAR LESS THAN THE COST OF A TRADITIONAL FUNERAL PRICES

Ashes to Diamonds: Companies turning cremated remains into jewelry

A rare diamond the size of a softball may have come from outer space. It is estimated to be billions of years old.

THE PRISON INTO A POSITIVE HEALING ENVIRONMENT. >>> AND A RARE BLACK DIAMOND ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A SOFT BALL COULD BE YOURS. WEIGHING IN AT MORE THAN 555CARATS, THE RARE DIAMOND IS FORMED DEEP BEROW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, FAR PAST THE SCOPE HUMANS CAN DRILL. THE AUCTION IS OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 9th.

Diamonds Coverage

Ashes to Diamonds: Companies turning cremated remains into jewelry

Massive black diamond up for auction