| Cubic zirconia jewelry use man-made gemstones | | | | attractive in its own right. There are very few |
| which replicate the characteristics of diamonds | | | | substances harder than cubic zirconia (it lies |
| more closely than any other gem material. It was | | | | somewhere between emerald and ruby in the |
| first found in its natural state in the early 1900s, | | | | Moh's hardness scale.) The clarity is superb, most |
| but has not been found since. | | | | likely better than all but the rarest diamonds. Cubic |
| Modern day cubic zirconia gemstones are created | | | | zirconia gemstones are cut with the same |
| in a laboratory by heating zirconium with metal | | | | exacting tolerances and proportions as in diamond |
| oxide and monitoring the cooling process. By 1980 | | | | cutting. |
| there were 50 million carats of cubic zirconia | | | | Cubic Zirconia is available in all types of zirconia |
| gemstones created annually using a heating | | | | jewelry... rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants, etc. |
| method originally developed by Soviet scientists. | | | | You can buy cubic zirconia jewelry that looks like |
| Recently manufacturers have made cubic zirconia | | | | diamond jewelry for a fraction of the price. |
| gemstones harder and more radiant to produce | | | | Blue cubic zirconia is just one of many types of |
| near-diamond qualities. In fact, only a trained eye | | | | cubic zirconia gemstones on the market. This |
| can distinguish which gemstone is the real | | | | superbly colored stone is a wonder for its brilliance |
| diamond. The differences between the diamond | | | | and beauty. It comes in different shades of blue |
| and the cubic zirconia gemstone can only be seen | | | | from sapphire to topaz and has a quality that |
| under a microscope. | | | | defines detail in every sense of the word. |
| Cubic zirconia gemstones are not as hard as | | | | One specific shade of blue zirconia is Bella Luce |
| diamonds and weighs more than a diamond of the | | | | Tanzanite Color Stimulant. It looks very |
| same exact size. It is also colorless and this is | | | | sophisticated when used with a sterling silver |
| very rare in a real diamond. However, cubic | | | | setting as background. Some of the other shades |
| zirconia gemstones can be made in almost any | | | | of Blue cubic zirconia gemstone are Blue Charizma |
| color one could wish for just by using different | | | | and Blue Tanzanite. There is also Sapphire blue, |
| metal oxides. | | | | Blue topaz, and Briolette Blue which go very well |
| Cubic zirconia made a huge impact on the jewelry | | | | with either silver, gold, white gold, platinum, etc. |
| industry in the 1970s when it became one of the | | | | With the whirlwind of fashion changes, designer |
| most used gemstones as a diamond replacement. | | | | cubic zirconia gemstone jewelry gives you the |
| It is inexpensive, resistant to wear and closely | | | | flexibility to update your look on a whim. Who |
| resembles a real diamond. Many people wanting | | | | needs the real thing when you can opt for |
| diamond jewelry without diamond prices will opt | | | | enormous diversity from cubic zirconia |
| for the cubic zirconia gemstone jewelry instead. | | | | gemstones? Mix and match the pieces in your |
| Even the wealthiest people on the planet wear | | | | jewelry box to achieve chic day and elegant |
| cubic zirconia gemstones because it is a great | | | | evening looks or rich winter and bright summer |
| way to keep up with the trends. | | | | styles. Cubic zirconia jewelry truly does look like |
| A cubic zirconia gemstone is beautiful and | | | | the real thing. |