Cubic Zirconia is now become a popular as the substitution for diamond, the characteristic of the material comes closer to diamonds than any other gems If most trained gemologist can tell the difference between the real diamonds and the fake ones, with Cubic Zirconia, they will find it quite hard to examine the originality with naked eyes. It looks identical with a good quality diamond but under closer examination, you will find that it has less brilliance and sparkle compared to diamond.
Cubic Zirconia was actually a part of Russian space program that were developed as the alternative of diamond usage on the optics of their lasers. It is very close to diamond on the refractive index, dispersion, and hardness. So how you tell the difference between those two gems to avoid mistakes? Make sure you test it with the appropriate equipment such as microscope or at least loupe.
You can assess the hardness factor first, Cubic Zirconia is ranged between 8.5 and 9.0 on the Moh’s hardness while diamond is rated 10. The glass or sand is rated from 5 to 6 which means it will not get scratched by dust or dirt but the weigh is 1.75 more than a diamond even though it has equivalent size. It will need a very keen eye of diamond’s expert to recognize the difference with naked eye, so it will be a perfect choice for those which are interested to wear jewelry with almost similar quality to diamond with fewer prices.
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