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Tsarstone collectors guide

synthetic

51. 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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52. 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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53. Jewel
A fashioned ornament for personal adornment, which is made of noble metals mounted with natural, synthetic, or imitation gemstones.
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54. Alexandrite doublet
A misleading term for both suitably colored synthetic sapphire and spinel, which are used to create alexandrite doublet.
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55. 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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56. Inamori synthetic pulled alexandrite
A promotion term for synthetic alexandrite or alexandrite cat's-eye made by Kyocera company, Japan.
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57. Alexandrine
A misleading term for synthetic alexandrite-like sapphire, which changes color. Also called synthetic alexandrite.
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58. Natural
A mineral or substance, which occurs in nature; opposite of synthetic or man-made.
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59. Alexandrite-like synthetics
Suitably-colored, synthetic sapphire and spinel, used to imitate alexandrite.
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60. Kashan flux-grown rubies
Flux-grown synthetic ruby, flus-fusion method.
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