Russian Brilliants
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
Other Diamond Simulants: cubic zirconia, Moissanite, Diamond Nexus, white sapphire, white topaz
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 diamond on the Mohs (hardness) scale. They refract perfect “hearts and arrows” and have radiance and brilliance readings extremely close to flawless diamond.
Learn more about Diamond Nexus at the company’s website:
http://www.DiamondNexusLabs.com
Other Diamond Simulants: cubic zirconia, Moissanite, Russian Brilliants, white sapphire and white topaz.
Man-Made Diamonds
If you are considering a man-made diamond as an alternative to a mined diamond for the center piece of an engagement ring, you have some very nice options available to you on the market. Even if you are only looking to buy a real diamond, it would be a good idea to educate yourself about man-made diamonds. The more educated you are about diamonds – mined or man-made – the easier time you will have in buying the best diamond for your money. Here is some information to help you decide on the type of man-made diamond that is best for you.
Man-made diamonds can be divided into two distinct categories: synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.