Serious contenders to real gems: cultured stones

The ground for that is both gemstones are of different composition and kind. Sure, diamante price is by far lower which means that everyone can afford to purchase it, but in any case it not a real stone no matter what.Cubic Zirconia is another popular natural diamond replacement on jewelery market. CZ as isomteric as a natural diamond. This prop makes it to look as a natural diamond gemstone.Rhinestone or high-leaded glass also known as diamante and is made from glass, acrylic or rock crystal. They are called Strass after Georg Friedrich Strass, a jeweller who has coated the lower part of the glass in order to look in just the same way as diamond gemstone. And indeed, the Strass effect resembles diamond gloss, as a result sometimes strass is reproduced as real gem. Only the customers that do not have a idea of real diamond can be chiselled, the other – without a chance. Rock doesn’t possess features typical for natural gem: firmness, refractory property and longevity.