ABOUT
CUBIC ZIRCONIA
Cubic
Zirconia is undoubtedly the best diamond simulate available today.
Cubic Zirconia has successfully established itself as the high quality
and affordable diamond substitute in today's fashionable jewelry market.
The untrained and naked eye cannot distinguish the difference between
a real diamond and Cubic Zirconia. Even gemologists cannot tell the
difference unless various testing and examination is done.
Two German mineralogists discovered the cubic form of zirconium oxide
back in 1937. Russian scientists in the mid 1970's learned how to
make this mineral in a laboratory. It wasn't until the 1980's when
Cubic Zirconia became popular with jewelers. This is when an Austrian
company began mass-producing Cubic Zirconia. Since then, with new
developments in Cubic Zirconia production, we have been able to produce
a new exciting line in many different colors.
Cubic Zirconia is an incredible hard material similar that of a real
diamond and with the introduction of color, it has great potential
as a gem to fulfill elegant fashion demand at a fraction of the cost.
The composition of this man made product is typically a combination
of Zirconium Oxide and Yttrium Oxide both of which are opaque by nature.
But when melted together under intense heat reaching almost 5,000
degrees Fahrenheit and then cooled under controlled conditions, they
produce what we call Cubic Zirconia. Cubic Zerconia is colorless in
its pure state. The various colors are achieved by mixing in small
quantities of chemical additives.
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see the shapes and sizes of different Cubic Zirconia
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