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Russian Simulated Diamond
what is Zirconia Stones and Rhodium?
I’m bout to purchase a
*Rhodium Plated Totally Iced Simulated Diamond Stone Chain
*Iced Out Round Cut Red Cherry and Clear Hand Set Russian Cubic Zirconia Stones
*High Quality Rhodium Plated For (That Platinum Look)
*7mm Width
*36 Inches Long
*Heavy Lobster Clasp
*Condition: Brand New
*Retail $199.99
Is it worth that much to spend on it or will it be worth somethin in the jewlery store later on when i wanna switch
To put it simply, it’s a rip-off. Cubic Zirconia is a diamond simulate (fake) stone. Rhodium plating is a metal that is used to plate silver to keep it from tarnishing. White Gold is White Gold throughout and not plated with anything to get that color like mentioned above. You mentioned that this chain is rhodium plated but what is the base metal underneath? Is it Sterling Silver or is it “mystery metal”? Another thing to consider is the gram weight of the base metal. If it is silver then it is still considered to be a precious metal. However many times when something is plated, a cheap metal is used as the base metal and is commonly referred to as mystery metal. If this necklace is sterling silver you shouldn’t pay more than $50-$75.00 out of pocket in any store unless it is stamped with a Tiffany& Co, logo in the inside then your paying extra for the brand name. Cubic Zirconia stones are dirt cheap and are set in all kinds of jewelry from costume to silver and even gold. But the stones themselves are prettymuch worthless and have no future value to anyone especially a jewelry store. One more thing to mention, retail values are often extremely inflated and in most store settings these things are put on sale from 50%-75% off and theyre still making a profit. It would be best to save your money and keep shopping around. Good Luck!!! 
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Diamond Alternatives For An Engagement Ring
If you are looking for a traditional engagement ring, but are concerned about buying so-called conflict or “blood diamonds” from Africa, you may want to consider the various diamond alternatives that are available on the market to use as the center piece for your engagement ring.
Natural Gemstones
An engagement ring does not have to have a diamond as its center pieces. Other natural gemstones have been used for jewelry and Engagement Rings for many years. Besides Natural Diamonds, two gemstones that are appropriate for use for engagement rings include white or colorless sapphires and white or colorless topaz. Sapphires and topaz come in many different colors in nature. Colorless sapphires and colorless topaz are rare in nature and natural grey to light yellow colored stones are often treated to make them colorless. Generally, sapphires and topaz are less expensive than natural diamonds.
Sapphires make good diamond stand-ins because their radiance and brilliance are close to that of natural diamonds. Sapphires are also hard natural mineral second only to diamonds.
Sapphire prices range from a few dollars per carat to thousands of dollars per carat. Just like the price of a diamond, the price of a sapphire can be determined by its four C’s: color, clarity, cut, and carat.
Topaz is the third hardest natural mineral behind diamonds and sapphires. The gemstone is not as brilliance and has less fire than natural diamonds. But the stone’s hardness allows it to take a dazzling polish that makes up for some of the lack luster.
Man-Made Diamonds
Man-made diamonds, also called synthetic, lab-created, manufactured, lab-grown, or cultured diamonds, are true diamonds. They have the same chemical, physical and optical qualities of mined diamonds, except that they are made by man, in a laboratory. Man-made diamonds are virtually indistinguishable from Real Diamonds. Synthetic diamonds sold in jewelry stores should have some marking, such as laser etching, to identify it as being laboratory grown. Man-made diamonds are becoming more popular but are still not as common real diamonds or fake diamonds and have a small share of the diamond market.
Much like the natural stones, colored lab-grown diamonds are more common than colorless stones. In general man-made diamonds are less expensive that natural diamonds. However, because of their rarity and the higher demand for them, some man-made diamonds are more expensive than the real things. Most of the lab-grown diamonds produced today are still One Carat or smaller and used in industrial applications.
Some companies that make synthetic diamonds are Apollo Diamond, Gemesis, Chatham, Tairus, and Adia Diamonds.
Diamond Simulates
Not to be confused with man-made or laboratory-grown diamonds, diamond simulates or imitations diamonds are not diamonds at all. Diamond simulates are made of other materials such as zirconium oxide (cubic zirconia) or silicon carbide (moissanite), and not carbon based, like real or man-made diamonds.
The best known and the least expensive example of asimulated diamond is cubic zirconia (CZ), which has been around since 1976. Other diamond simulates include Russian Brilliants and Diamond Nexus, which are cubic zirconium based stones, albeit at a higher quality. Moissanite is a lab-created mineral that is a very good Diamond Simulant. The stones are actually more brilliant than real diamonds and almost as hard. Moissanite is gaining a fan base despite the fact that it is quite expensive compared to natural diamonds
Visually, CZ and the other simulates are so similar to real diamonds that even an experienced jeweler or gemologist can not always tell the difference. However, tests using appropriate equipment will be able to pick out a CZ from real diamonds.
White topaz and white sapphires when used as a diamond stand-in in an engagement ring or other jewelry are considered diamond simulates.
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