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Cubic Zirconia (or CZ) is a man-made mineral that is widely known as a substitute for Diamond. A hard, optically flawless and usually colorless gem, it can also be made in a variety of different colors. Cubic Zirconia shoulc not to be confused with zircon which is a naturally occuring gemstone.
Because of its low cost, durability, and close visual likeness to diamond, synthetic cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976. Its main competition as a synthetic gemstone is the more recently cultivated material, synthetic moissanite. |
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