A great jewellery gift, cubic zirconia.
April 27th, 2006Although always thought of as just a ‘fake diamond’, cubic zirconia is a beautiful material of its own. Unlike diamonds, which often have impurities, cubic zirconia is a flawless substance. Today it is available in a variety of colors, and makes an excellent gemstone and a valuable gift.Â
More recently, zirconia has had some competition for its diamond simulating properties with the introduction of the mineral moissanite. Moissanite is an even harder gemstone, weighs closer to a real diamond, and is even harder to tell apart. It is at this point a more expensive alternative, however, and has yet to be produced on the scale that cubic zirconia is today.Â
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