It's easy to fall in love with gemstones—their
entrancing beauty has captivated people through the ages, and for good
reason! Nothing our earth produces is
quite like the shimmering spectacle of a gemstone.
The only problem is that Mother Nature makes them in limited
quantity. Although all appreciate the
beauty of these precious stones, some of the rarest, most beautiful specimens
are simply too few and far between to be owned and afforded by everyone. Some, like fine Paraiba tourmaline or Kashmir
sapphire are elusive to even those with bottomless resources.
That is why JTV is proud to provide a wide variety of
lab created synthetic and simulant jewels for the hobbyist, as well as the
collector—for anyone who adores the splendor of the rarest gems, but cannot pay
tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for a gemstone.
Through the
wonders of modern technology, we are excited to be able to offer our customers
the look of the finest ruby, sapphire, emerald, Paraiba tourmaline, alexandrite,
aquamarine, and others, at a fraction of the cost! The rarity and associated prices of these
stones may have kept you from being able to have them in your personal
collection, but you can still have their likeness, and at a price beyond
belief.
Some gems, like Alexandrite, are almost impossible to
find in mines today, much less in the sizes and quality available in lab
created stones. For anyone who adores
the beauty of ruby, emerald or any color of sapphire, this is a way for you to
indulge in your love without having to sell your car to buy one. As opposed to settling for cheaper,
low-quality production or microscopic sizes, you can own gorgeous jewels in
sizes you will want to show off! You
don't have to be afraid of setting these precious jewels in jewelry—go ahead
and wear them for everyone to see!
Lab created jewels offer you the best of both worlds. You get the beauty of a beloved, rare
gemstone, but at a price you can afford.
Just like natural gemstones, each full production of our lab created
jewels is quality graded on clarity and crystal size. And, of course, we select only the finest
grades for our customers! What you end
up with is the most aspirational quality of the most coveted jewels, rivaling
even the finest specimens found in nature.
Shop: Synthetic Opal, Lab Created Ruby, Synthetic Pink Sapphire, Lab Created Blue Spinel
Simulant vs. Synthetic
The term "lab-created" is used to describe any gem
material synthesized by man, which may or may not have a natural counterpart. Getting more specific, there are two
different families in the lab-created category:
Simulants and Synthetics.
Simulants are any materials, natural or man-made, that
imitate the appearance of a more valuable gem, for instance, diamond. A few of
the natural diamond simulants are white sapphire, spinel, zircon and topaz
while lab created diamond simulants include YAG, GGG, strontium titanate and
cubic zirconia (CZ). These jewels have
been made by man to simulate a naturally occurring stone.
The term synthetic, however, refers to any man-made material
that duplicates the chemical, optical, and physical properties of a naturally
occurring gemstone. Every synthetic gem
has a naturally occurring counterpart that it mirrors. This means that if you took out your tools and
began testing a lab created ruby, it would register on all counts to be ruby. The only physical way your lab created jewel
differs from a natural gemstone is that it will have no inclusions or fractures
from its growth. Imagine getting a
stunning green emerald with NO INCLUSIONS!
Through modern technology, laboratories are able to re-create
Mother Nature's recipes for some of your favorite gemstones, allowing you to
have them for a fraction of the cost! This
allows you to do what your bank account may not normally allow, like having in
your collection a rainbow of sapphire, or a 10ct ruby. Thanks to science, the possibilities are now
endless!
