Diamond Glossary
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Diamond Related Terms
BLEMISH: A flaw on the exterior surface of a diamond, such as a scratch, abrasion, nick or chip.
BLUE-WHITE: Refers to a diamond that glows (fluoresces) blue under ultraviolet (UV) light.
BRILLIANCE: The intensity of white light reflected up through the top of a diamond.
BRILLIANT: A 58-facet round diamond (sometimes called the American Brilliant).
CARAT: A [...]
Marriage Proposal Ideas
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Romantic and Creative Marriage Proposal Ideas
There was a time, when a marriage proposal involved a love struck man dropping down on one knee, in front of the love of his life, professes his love, flashes an engagement ring and asks her to marry him.
Now a day, however, many men seem to feel the need to [...]
White Sapphire
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White Sapphire – Gemstone Engagement Ring
White sapphires, or clear sapphires, have been used as diamond simulates since the early twentieth century. Unlike other imitation, fake or man-made diamonds, sapphire is a natural gemstone
Sapphire is a variety of the mineral corundum. The mineral is aluminum oxide – diamond is carbon – that crystallized under high [...]
Russian Brilliants
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Russian Brilliants
Russian Brilliants, Russian Stars and other names used to market these diamond simulates are high quality cubic zirconias (CZ). This fact may not be mentioned prominently on the company’s web site and the company apparently will only reveal this only when pressed.
Learn more about Russian Brilliants at the company’s website:
http://www.russianbrilliants.net
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Other Diamond Simulants: cubic [...]
Moissanite
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Moissanite Engagement Rings
Moissanite is a lab-created mineral that is a very good diamond simulant. Moissanite has been on the market as a fine jewelry choice since the early 1990’s. Engagement rings set with a quality moissanite stone will look as good as, if not better, than average grade real diamond engagement rings.
Moissanite stones are [...]
Diamond Nexus
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Diamond Nexus
Diamond Nexus Labs gemstones are a specially processed, cut or prepared cubic zirconium stones (CZ), and have only recently been made available in the United States.
Diamond Nexus gemstones are excellent diamond simulants and come very close to matching the properties of mined diamonds at many different comparison points.
They cut glass, being virtually identical to [...]