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Tsarstone collectors guide

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31. Flux-grown synthetic alexandrite
Synthetic alexandrite crystals are made by flux-fusion method by annexing Fe, and Cr manufactured in USA and Japan.
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32. Gemstone
Any rough mineral or other material natural or synthetic, which possesses the necessary attractiveness, brilliance, beauty, rarity, color dispersion, refraction, color or colorless, flawless, portability, fashionably, and durability for use in gem industr
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33. Glossary of Terms for Alexandrite Gemstone Buyer and Collector's Guide
Glossary of terms that have been discussed or mentioned at Alexandrite gemstone buyer and collectors guide
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34. How can I spot the difference between a natural and a synthetic alexandrite?
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35. I have an alexandrite ring that my parents purchased in the 50s, what are the chances the stone is a genuine natural alexandrite?
It is very unlikely that even an old alexandrite ring could contain a natural alexandrite. Natural alexandrites, especially large clean stones are extremely rare and almost never available at any price. Most old inherited alexandrite rings are actually sy
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36. Imitation
To result something of a genuine article or natural gemstone or simulate it from any material that imitate by its color, the appearance of a natural gemstone. Imitation gemstone having wholly different physical properties and chemical composition, and hen
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37. Inamori synthetic pulled alexandrite
A promotion term for synthetic alexandrite or alexandrite cat's-eye made by Kyocera company, Japan.
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38. Inclusions
A general name for any small visible foreign matter such as gas, liquid, glass, or mineral enclosed within a gemstone or rock, which is a growth phenomena. Fracture or cleavage in a gemstone are not classed as inclusions. The nature of inclusions are used
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39. Is there a difference between Russian and Brazilian Alexandrite gemstones?
The mining of alexandrite in Russia lasted less than 100 years from the time it was discovered in 1833 to the early 1900’s. It was George Kunz, the gemologist/gemstone buyer for Tiffany & Co that probably did the most to popularize this unique gemst
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40. Jewel
A fashioned ornament for personal adornment, which is made of noble metals mounted with natural, synthetic, or imitation gemstones.
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41. Kashan flux-grown rubies
Flux-grown synthetic ruby, flus-fusion method.
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42. Methods of Producing Synthetic Alexandrite
Information about melt and flux techniques used for the synthetic alexandrite manufacturing
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43. Methods of Producing Synthetic Alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Methods of Producing Synthetic Alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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44. My mother has an Alexandrite ring she may wish to sell at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
My mother has an Alexandrite ring she may wish to sell at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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45. Natural
A mineral or substance, which occurs in nature; opposite of synthetic or man-made.
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46. Novosibirsk synthetic alexandrite
Synthetic alexandrite made in three methods in Russia, (a) growing synthetic stones of solution-growth process or flux process specially for alexandrite, (b) Growing stone of floating-zone process. (c) Melt-grown process or so-called pulling method.
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47. Perovskite
Prized by collectors. Synthetic strontium titanate or fabulite found in a similar manner to perovskite. Natural counterpart of fabulite with the same composition is called tausonite.
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48. Quench crackled synthetic corundum
An unusual feature occur in Verneuil synthetic corundum by plunging of still heated stone into a much cooler liquid (thermal shock), which create fractures and it resemble closely to natural stone. By pursuing of this process developed honeycomb pattern d
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49. Re: My mother has an Alexandrite ring she may wish to sell at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Re: My mother has an Alexandrite ring she may wish to sell at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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50. Re: Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Re: Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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51. russian alexandrites at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
russian alexandrites at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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52. Synthetic
Artificially made substance that has the same appearance, physical properties and chemical compound as its natural counterpart mineral. Some synthetic stones have no counterpart in nature they are synthetic gemstones except if they used as an imitation fo
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53. Synthetic alexandrite
A misleading term for synthetic spinel or corundum (sapphire), which is able to change color like alexandrite reddish-green in daylight and reddish at artificially light, such stones were at first misnomered as scientific alexandrite. Synthetic sapphire
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54. Synthetic alexandrite identification at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Synthetic alexandrite identification at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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55. Synthetic Gems
Thailand based manufacturer and supplier of synthetic lab grown faceted and rough cubic zirconia, spinel, CZ Russian Diamonds, Synthetic corundum, Synthetic Spinel, Terbium Glass, Quartz, Hydrothermal, Precious & Semi-Precious Gems of vaious shapes,
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56. Synthetic gemstone growth techniques
Information about melt, solution growth and vapour deposition techniques used for synthetic gemstones manufacturing
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57. The Alexandrite Laser
Synthetic alexandrite predominantly used as a laser and was initially developed for military and government applications
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58. The Alexandrite Laser at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
The Alexandrite Laser at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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59. Why is natural alexandrite better than synthetic alexandrite?
Natural alexandrite is not better than synthetic alexandrite but natural alexandrite is very rare and uncommon in modern jewelry because it is hardly ever available and because it is too expensive for the general public to buy. Even lower quality more inc
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60. Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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