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Tsarstone collectors guide

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31. 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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32. Inamori synthetic pulled alexandrite
A promotion term for synthetic alexandrite or alexandrite cat's-eye made by Kyocera company, Japan.
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33. 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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34. Jewel
A fashioned ornament for personal adornment, which is made of noble metals mounted with natural, synthetic, or imitation gemstones.
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35. Kashan flux-grown rubies
Flux-grown synthetic ruby, flus-fusion method.
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36. Natural
A mineral or substance, which occurs in nature; opposite of synthetic or man-made.
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37. 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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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. 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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42. A Bibliography of Alexandrite Gemstone Buyer and Collector's Guide
An annotated bibliography of Alexandrite Gemstone Buyer and Collector's Guide
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43. 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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44. 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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45. How can I spot the difference between a natural and a synthetic alexandrite?
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46. 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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47. Definition of Alexandrine at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Definition of Alexandrine at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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48. Alexandrite Synthetics and Imitations at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Alexandrite Synthetics and Imitations at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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49. Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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50. Synthetic alexandrite identification at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Synthetic alexandrite identification at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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51. Re: Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Re: Zandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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52. 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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53. Alexandrite substitutes at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Alexandrite substitutes at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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54. The Alexandrite Laser at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
The Alexandrite Laser at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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55. Different colors of alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Different colors of alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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56. 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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57. Book Announcement: Russian Alexandrites by Karl Schmetzer at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Book Announcement: Russian Alexandrites by Karl Schmetzer at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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58. Book Announcement: Russian Alexandrites by Karl Schmetzer at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Book Announcement: Russian Alexandrites by Karl Schmetzer at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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59. 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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60. Deciding Between Natural and Synthetic Alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
Deciding Between Natural and Synthetic Alexandrite at Alexandrite discussion forums | Alexandrite guide
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