Stories about precious stones always attract our attention, and therefore we listen with enthusiasm about adventures, fakes, queens and kings, unexpected ingenuity and other adventures associated with jewelry. Yes, these jewelry already shine somehow in a special way in our imagination and have a halo of mystery and mystery. And how many wonderful works have been created about them! And it’s always interesting how, for example, the people who mine them live: gold miners or miners in a diamond mine ... But those who are engaged in the “mining” of cubic zirconia work tirelessly in ... a laboratory. Do not know what is cubic zirconia? In fact, we often meet with him.
What is cubic zirconia?
This stone (not to be confused with minerals that are of natural origin) was born more than forty years ago. In chemical terms, it is zirconium oxide. These crystals are grown in laboratories; no mines or mines - and no romance, although stones are not inferior to diamonds in beauty. Incidentally, it was the Soviet Academy of Sciences that first managed to do this. Then the production was put on an industrial line.
It may seem strange: advanced laboratories create stones a la diamonds for jewelry. However, in fact, this material is very promising. It is used in optics, but also in the chemical industry, it was useful due to its extreme durability. According to its properties, the stone is almost inferior to diamond and does not scratch anything but its counterparts or the same diamonds. He does not cost anything to withstand a temperature of two and a half thousand degrees without oxidizing. And at a temperature of up to three hundred degrees, he does not conduct electric current. Indeed, a stone with great potential. And how beautiful he is!
What are fianits?
Most popular is transparent, it is white, cubic zirconia. These stones, faceted by a special technology - with rounded edges, a high platform and a deep bottom, are very popular in jewelry and replace almost any, even the most beautiful and expensive minerals. White, black, blood red and lemon, purple and green, the colors of the predawn sky and pink ... There are no cubic zirconias! It all depends on the additives in the pebble.
We know that in the past, many scams have been associated with diamonds and diamonds. Now fakes of fianits are not alienated. For example, instead of a gorgeous crystal, glass can be brought to you (many inhabitants, by the way, believe that cubic zirconia is the same glass, only artfully crafted), crystal or a product of another polymer industry - plastic. Fortunately, this will not happen in qualified and competent stores, and it is quite easy to verify the authenticity of a stone - remember its hardness.
But a multi-carat diamond may well turn out to be cubic zircon - the second name is cubic zirconia - and then you can’t tell a fake by eye. Gemological laboratories will come to the rescue, where the stones will be checked in all respects using precision equipment.
Cubic zirconia in astrology
Practical information for people about what cubic zirconia is from the point of view of astrology is completely useless - the stone is simply beautiful, and it also looks gorgeous. But those who select jewelry based on almost the hour of birth know that cubic zircon (not to be confused with zircon of natural origin) brings good luck and most often shines to its creators - people of science.
Another opinion is that the stone, because of its artificial origin, is dead, does nothing good or bad. But there is a version that will be acceptable to everyone: the stone is easily filled with energy. As you set it up, it will bring it to you. Charging it with your own energy, you attract to yourself what you are full of.
Zirconia Swarovski
Swarovski ... How much trepidation in this word spoken at the jewelry counter. Fashionistas look at these crystals with lust. It all started with crystal. But the impetus for the company was given precisely by the license for cubic zirconias. In Austria, in the company’s homeland, cubic zirconia is called zirconium and they make quite successfully jewelry, which is considered the most popular and recognized around the world.
In the same gemological laboratory you cannot distinguish whether Swarovski cubic zirconia or not - the properties are the same. But the prices vary significantly - you have to pay for the brand, in addition, the jewelry is the most cute. They will melt even the coldest heart, which is probably partly why they are valuable.
How much do cubic zirconias cost?
Cubic zircon is not a diamond, or topaz, or ruby for you, so it costs several times less. The price depends on what exactly the stone encrusts - silver earrings or a gold bracelet. You can find products for 600 rubles, and you can also thousands for 12. Pure cubic zirconias cost about two thousand rubles per kilogram. The prices are pretty reasonable, so cubic zirconias are a universal gift.
Where to wear jewelry?
Due to its versatility, cubic zirconias are worn with success everywhere and by everyone. A silver ring with cubic zirconia is found quite often, however, these products do not lose their charm and relevance. You can pick up stones for any age: pale pink - for little princesses; blood red - for respectable ladies; but transparent is a classic. Small earrings with cubic zirconia - for everyday wear. But massive pendants with a large blue stone , accompanied by small transparent ones - for publication. Of course, if you are going to inherit jewelry, then diamonds will sound much more solid, but cubic zirconias are no less beautiful, but also universal: they will never lose their relevance.
How to care for cubic zirconias? They absorb dust and grease, so they can lose their luster. Rinse them, wipe them with a cloth as they become dirty, and treat jewelry carefully.
So we found out what cubic zirconia is. This stone does not have an interesting history in itself, but you can create it.